You're right, landlord-tenant laws in DC are definitely skewed in favor of tenants in the city.

City fathers usually do whatever they like with little consideration to any minority and their actions are usually are grounded in some economic goal.

It was a short sale with code enforcement issues with the city that took a lot of hours to resolve over the last few months and a lot of negotiations with the first and second lien holder to get it down to the current price (I guess a contract at 4.7% of the unpaid balance isn't the easiest thing to get them to swallow) so it wasn't just an easy just an easy purchase.

I run my own comps, but at times when expanding into new unfamiliar neighborhoods and cities, sometimes comps within a 1/4 or 1/2 mile within a reasonable date range give very unclear comps.

Karen,In 1969, I moved to a military city that has 5 primary military concerns.

Many of the institutional investors who are buying up Atlanta (and other cities) right now are working off 100% debt and are tremendously competitive (if you define competitive to mean they have an acquisition advantage).

Also check with the city to see if any new business license applications are being filed.

From what I've learned the demand is to be on the outskirts of Pgh (Monroeville, Plum, Penn Hills etc) not more than 15-20min away but not in the city limits as far as retail home sales go.

It's amazing how much you can learn from here in such a short amount of time.I'm in SE Washington (Tri-Cities) - if you ever need help in this area, just let me know!

Here's what I know:The city of Corpus Christi has a 3-yr apprciation rate of 5.9%The city of Corpus Christi has a 1-yr apprciation rate of 6.7%Zillow predicts that the neighborhood will appreciate at 7.4% in the next year.The house is on an island, so expansion is limited but has not yet capped as there are still vacant lots scattered in this area.This address is in the best school district of the metro areaThe city experienced 10% net population growth 2000-2010The city's two main college campuses had a combined enrollment of over 22000 students in 2011.The city's top ten employers are in the sectors of military, education, health care, contruction, government, and grocery (local grocery chain headquartered there)The house is a 3 bed 2 bath, which is on the small side of avg for this area.What more what YOU need to know before deciding to invest in this area?