The units are unrentable because they saturated the market selling garbage properties with terrible tenants that created a very low class neighborhood.

I've found there is a balance, and you get to choose between the contractor triangle.SpeedCost QualityYou can pick two....Cheapest isn't always best, most expensive isn't always best....I have paid a LOT for contractors that done garbage work and paid very reasonable prices for good work.

Now these forst buys are NOT about chasing rainbows, so don't get sucked into the BS "cash-flow" junk or overpriced garbage.

You really have to work hard at finding REI deals, or have knowledge of repairs to pick up garbage properties.

That is the difference.The convertible equity play is just garbage.  

That's garbage.

Google them and check the first 30 links, any garbage usually pops up in the top 30 links. . 

Oh wait the profit margin is garbage too

The numbers were garbage for properties sold.

Can't be near a high tension wire or a garbage dump or a main highway and so on.