So step 1 is correcting your language, to correct your programing, to correct your vision, which will expand your knowledge, which will expand your capabilities, which than transforms your life.

city of Portlandia did this with the Pearl district 10 year tax abatements.. started about 2005. there are probably 10 thousand new condos units built over that time through multiple glass buildings.. numerous resturants and shops etc.. totally transformed the area.now Portlandias version of crappy Ghetto is nothing like what you see out east.. just more like tired run down..

@Cameron Marlon Susman it was quite the transformation and brought the house back to life.

@David Zheng The 50,000 high paying jobs will transform any city.

The industry needs a transformation, with fewer brokerages and fewer agents working for lower fees but higher volume, where total cost to sell including commissions falls to 3-5% total for a median-priced home, whether it's percentage or flat fee. 

Rustoleum Cabinet transformations (Large kit $70) in cordovan with the $13.88 * 3 wainscoting on the front of the peninsula, Daisch spreadstone in onyx over existing laminate counters $125.

If you look at how Washington, DC has transformed over the last 20+ years, coupled with many other macroeconomic and demographic factors, it is simply a matter of time before EOTR becomes more gentrified.

I am sure that every once in a while, someone selling their home Subject-To will magically transform into a responsible person, intelligently capable of forecasting their long-term financial future, and turning over a new page. 

When He transformed my life, I found a fulfilling life and purpose.

Also I enjoy the rehab process or at least the transformation aspect.