There are multiple factors that all play a role and there will never be a quick and easy solution.....Rising cost of housing and overall cost of livingStagnant wages...... lag FAR behind increase in cost of livingPoor education systemPoor family system..... if you get raised by a deadbeat loser, you will probably be one too...Poor healthcare system...... cost and availability of careMental illnessDrug and alcohol addictionLoss of lower level blue collar jobs..... those jobs are disappearingGeneral loss of a hard work ethic in our societyALL of these play a role....Attributing it to just being" lazy" is absurd....... just like when morons tell people with clinical depression to just "shake it off and put on a smile"...... might as well tell the guy with cancer to "rub some dirt on it" and get back out there.So personal citizens and LL should be held responsible to fix it....... and the government should fix it..... but we don't want big government....we don't want higher taxes.....we don't want the government telling us what to do.....we want our freedom....... so make up your mind

As with many depressed areas, there is always talk of the coming improvements and development to the area so buy now or you'll regret it later if you don't.

It's rather depressing but it's the truth.  

I am actually not depressed about the situation. 

Long answer, yes, but only for much higher cash flow and an area with "little" appreciation, as in, it is not likely to depress MORE.I do wonder though, could you instead turn those houses for seasonal weekly rentals instead of $400/month long term tenants. 

Will continue to purchase if things go wellK falls is and has been pretty depressed area  .. 

I have good reserves, so I should be able to make it to the other side of this pandemic/recession/depression.  

This is what I was expecting...NOW that's depressing but inevitable !!!

Not anxious during recessions, depressions or quarantine. 

Imagine the background check coming back with:"a lengthy criminal record with prior arrests on allegations of assault, disorderly conduct, destruction of property, resisting arrest, theft, public intoxication, and possession of marijuana"I've applied for CCW.