So, investors have a bad reputation in the real estate community as time-sucks and agents are recommended to steer clear of them.Experienced investors do their own searches, run their own numbers and understand they don't need to see properties before making an offer.

I don't think it is bad if you are up front about it in the lease.  

What I will not do is pay a bad tenant to leave so that another landlord gets stuck with having to deal with a bad tenant that I have rewarded for their poor behavior.

He said one of his is doing bad (people quit paying), i asked him if he wants me to sell it but since its next to one of his commercial businesses he wont want to. 

Be patient and don’t rush into bad deals.

If you also buy a heavy rehab with razor-thin reserves, one bad contractor or inspection can wipe you out fast.Instead:• Leave a cushion from that $50K• Aim for a property where you can live in one unit and the other unit covers most of your payment• Keep at least $8K–$15K in reserves after closing4.

I have been looking into investing remotely there and wanted to get a heads up on the good and bad etc.

Meanwhile, rehab costs kept rising like a bad stock chart.The Budget BlowoutInitial est.: $80,000 per duplexActual: $807,000 total– $161,404 per duplex– $80,702 per unitEvery dollar over budget came from me—no extra bank funds.

The people who do own properties don't live in these neighborhoods and get no vote so the only Politicians who win in these areas are the ones who say "Landlord bad, Free Rent Good."

Tenant was messy so the amount isn't bad.