I know Tim Claxton as well and also do some work with that firm. 

You need to be firm when you buy a house and have it inspected. 

To do this, you need to be working neighborhoods, mailing letters to abandoned and distressed properties, networking so that everyone knows what you do - outside of investor groups but where the public can find you.

I also envision these developments being more aesthetically pleasing making them more attractive than most tenant heavy neighborhoods.

$20m development articleI both live and have invested in this neighborhood. 

I firmly believe that the lease is a contractual agreement that must be respected on both sides.

She feeds me off-market multifamily deals regularly and knows the neighborhoods very well.For medium to large multifamily, Altay Uzun with Marcus & Millichap runs a lot of volume in the market.I’m a principal in multifamily deals around Hampton Roads and like Olde Town Portsmouth, parts of Norfolk, and parts of Virginia Beach.What are you looking for?

My firm handles hundreds of tax lien foreclosures in Ohio.  

I'm sure someone will correct me if they know of whole neighborhoods that would fit the bill. 

The homeowner is a firm on a sell price of 104K on a home that has not been renovated at all and is about 10K more than other homes that have sold around it in the last 6 months or longer.