I just paid $13,000 for a gut rehab for my $550,000 residence in Oak Park IL. 

Enjoy your boarded up houses with bars over windows and graffiti then, but don't complain to the town/city about crime, lack of investment, etc because most of them don't actually want it when someone calls their bluff.

I don't want to grow into a sapling, I want to grow into a mature oak tree.

It is wedged between the Duwamish river and the bluff below highland park / white center to east and west,   and industrial SODO to the north and the northeast corner of Burien to the south.SP has a lot of comparatively lower income residents vs. seattle at large,  and its a very diverse neighborhood;   If you speak spanish it would be a big advantage if you are looking at managing MF in that area.   

I’ve seen those oak frames And doors separated from the boxes in the aisle.

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North Linden, South of Main, Vassor Village, Woodland Park, MT Vernon, Milo-Grogan, Franklinton, Merrion Village, Hungarian Village, Southern Orchards, Driving Park, Olde Towne East, Franklin Park, King Lincoln, Old Oaks, Livingston Park are all but not limited to some areas in Columbus, Ohio I think will gentrify quickly and make for great long term buy and holds.

To add to Sam's point, I would look into Point Breeze, Cobbs Creek, and West Oak Lane as these are also big-time flip markets.

It looks like a change in direction where markets are calling FED's bluff but we will see where this goes.

BTW, I live in the Oak Forest Neighborhood south of McDowell.