http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsbl… Today I would like to share with the BiggerPockets audience a systematic technique I use to vet low priced/high cash flowing neighborhoods:

The Leveraged Analysis Technique.

This process leverages the available resources so we can find safe Working Class Neighborhoods (WCNs), as well as cut our search time in half by not wading through duds.

The analysis is powerful because it uses the right metrics for analyzing properties, ignoring the metrics that just waste time. For working class neighborhoods, these Crucial Three Metrics to save time and money are: Crime, Photo-Counts, and Rents (C.P.R.). See the video below for exactly how I use this technique:

No, its not schools, and that’s the difference: For this demographic you need to know what the indicators of stability are, and knowing these nuances can help make your analysis more applicable and accurate to this market. This technique has worked very well for myself in this niche, and from feedback on BiggerPockets, it has been very helpful for others.

Now, unlike before, there are systematic ways for you to be an informed real estate investor when diversifying your portfolio by going into low income neighborhoods, which will minimize your risks and make sure you’re only spending time on the properties that really matter. Now the real magic can happen!

In conclusion, when someone who is new at real estate investing is mentioning a house where the property prices are very low, the first response should now be,”What does the crime rates, photos, and average rents of that neighborhood say about the property?”

12 Comments

  1. AffordableREI-
    February 17, 2014 at 10:06 pm
  2. Harrison Mixer-
    February 19, 2014 at 4:24 pm

    Where the hell do you live? 30K gets you a beat up mobile home, on rented
    property…

  3. Laura Williams-
    February 22, 2014 at 8:29 pm

    Have watched a few of your videos now. You have such a great energy and so
    generous with information. Please continue making videos. I love the fact
    that you came back from financial problems to success and also that you are
    a woman investing in real estate 🙂

  4. whateverhappened2-
    February 1, 2015 at 6:40 am

    this very informative and simple, thank you 😉

    • February 4, 2015 at 5:55 pm

      Just as it should be. Thank you,

  5. Amaya Brooks-
    April 3, 2015 at 6:52 pm
  6. ron-
    June 4, 2015 at 10:35 am

    Great post!! Keep showing the way via simple steps. Keeps you focused and targeted.

  7. enos anson-
    June 9, 2015 at 5:12 am

    What’s a dod again? Great video thanks you are super.

  8. micah cooper-
    June 28, 2015 at 5:37 pm

    md,pa or va can u
    suggestion best area

  9. micah cooper-
    June 28, 2015 at 5:42 pm

    notice the arrogance among investors
    we know slumlords aren’t born in the hood