Though this post is now a couple of years old, I thought I'd add a link to an article that relates to being labeled as a "high risk" real estate investor when applying for a D&B account:http://activerain.trulia.com/blogsview/1630647/business-sic-codes--avoid-being-labeled-a-high-risk-

There is a large difference in my profitability especially in the last 3 years in retail vs a multinational chain like Starbucks who has monster profit margins per sale on a private label product that they brand.

Revenue does have to come in somehow.I always advise the BP members who contact me about the REIA in my area to be careful at the back of the room, and to keep their wallets in their pockets until they've done some investigating into the speaker.

I ignored the callsAdd the number to your phone contacts, label the name as DNA (do not answer), and block the number on your phone.

However, the label of “Lawrence” is too large to treat as a monolith.  

Label those properties. 

There will always be crime no matter where you go, yet the smaller communities tend to get labeled unfairly in this regard (one murder in a city of 800,000 compared to one in a town of 600 for example).The city is very easy to get around and being just off highway 2, it would even be possible to self-manage from either Edmonton or Clagary.There are certainly areas to avoid in town when it comes to holding rentals (especially from a distance), but even those areas aren't all that terrible.Shoot me a PM, I can certainly help you out with any questions or ideas you have.Cheers!

I want to have everything labelled out in black and white in regards to responsibilities on this project.

Even more frustrating is the fact that a poor score of 601 can be labelled as "fair" by Credit Karma.

Down the road upgrade or finally get off my wallet and go Pro here on BP.