West/South Atlanta Investing - 30318

[Watson Smith]

Anyone invest in 30318?  

I picked some properties in 30310, 30314, 30315, 30318 this weekend to look at... I'm use to 30032 being rough but those zipcodes I looked at this weekend looked like a war zone.  I felt best about 30318 and anything close to some local parks but wow...  Anyone care to share their experience with that part of Atlanta?  I buy and hold them for rentals.

Thanks

[Mark Graffagnino]

I own 2 houses in 30318, a neighborhood called Collier Heights, which is on the National Historic Register.  It is a stable neighborhood with a lot of retired educators.  I have not had good luck with tenants however.  2 of the 4 have broken the lease and tried to skip out on rent...I garnished the wages of the first one and have just recently filed suit on the second.  

After the second one vacated I was at the house on a Sunday morning and got my *** chewed out by a little old lady on her way to church because of the condition that the tenant left the property in.  I tried to explain to her that I could not legally do anything until the official eviction but she was having none of it.  It was pretty funny but also made me feel good that the residents took pride in their neighborhood.