Until then BP is a great place to discuss what real estate topics most interest you.Are both of your properties here in Charlotte?

There isn't a whole lot of startup advice geared towards this topic, so I wanted to put this out there to hopefully get some good tid bits.

Warning: very technical.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/647412-syndication-losses-against-active-income 

Any advice on the topic would be greatly appreciated.

The amenities may be basic but the service should be class-A.have a worldview that is empathetic to poor people- ie they don't believe that poor people are poor because they make bad life choices; actually RESPECT THEIR (D-neighborhood) TENANTSdoesn't have the unrealistic expectation that low credit score tenants will respond to incentives designed for tenants with a credit score to protect and sets payment policies to promote desired tenant payment behaviors for low credit score tenantsprefers to achieve goals by eliciting cooperation instead of the exercise of power;communicates clearly and directly (even on 'awkward' topics like money and complaints about 'peculiarities')likes to solve problemsHaving said all that, I would still recommend B neighborhoods if you can afford it because of appreciation (and as @Erik Whiting said, exit strategy) .

Here is the link if you're interested:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/824374-pints-and-properties-virtual-meetup?

I suggest doing some research on the following topics. 

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@Rory Compton Hey Rory, it would take me some time to elaborate on these topics that have been written about in detail on other sites.

I haven't tried direct mail out but I'm sure to speak on that topic it's been raising as well.