I think the volunteer moderators do a good job specifically. 

I hope so William st needs some loveWe need someone like you over there so you can reason with the neighborhood and scare away the ones that you can’t work withAlso bring in those new people with a vision for change I do my best but I don’t really try to chase the druggies or dealers away (I have no time I’m working and it’s dangerous fighting with people that have nothing to lose)I open the doors and turn the lights on That usually moves them down the streetI might have the occasional argument once in a whileI don’t really like the hiroin addicts Or the crackheads or alcoholics dealing with them is hardThat is a whole new health issue working in and around these buildingsForget about lead, asbestos ,mold or just breathing the construction dust and the dangers of the jobWhat about when we come across drug  Needles ,condoms, human  feces,People  sleeping in abandoned buildings that want to attack you when you tell them they have to leave Newburgh is rough but I love my job 

So if you envision yourself building up a stable of high performing, moderately appreciating properties in a market like mine and being as "distant" from the operation as possible, then that's a useful thing to realize. 

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This year- after a year with only very moderate growth I really want to refocus- remember why I started doing this to begin with and figure out how I can scale the success I've had so far! 

If he was an alcoholic, I would probably assume it was drunk rambling.

., that's when the problems which you didn't see on your initial walk-through will appear.My first duplex showed well and even inspected moderately well, fast forward about 18 months and I spent way over both my CAPEX and maintenance budgets for the same time period.

In moderation.

Could be anything.Good school systems near or moderately near urban hubs with walkable downtowns are a great bet.

That being said my team sells more property in Detroit than anyone in the country and I would not recommend the actual city of Detroit for you first investment like any smart investor would do you should diversify your investments some high risk, some moderate and some low.