PS Rochester and Buffalo were ground zero for much of this stuff also there were groups buying those homes for 10k packaging them up and selling them for 80k to investors from England. the city / state finally cracked down on that and there was some folks that got in trouble on the criminal side of it.. you can google it.. wont mention names but you can find it if you dig deep enoughBut this is nothing new.. buying hood rates for pennies and selling them for dollars to foreigners and unsuspecting out of state folks. 

.: Quote from @Don Solt: Hi folks, As the topic states I'm looking to learn everything I can about the City of Philadelphia and its real-estate market.

Check out the chart showing the fast rent growth and declining rent growth cities, which could help inform your decision on growth markets. 

I’m waiting to hear back from a city representative to see if it’s possible to divide the lot into multiple lots and put a mobile home on each lot.Once the land is paid off and divided, is it possible to use each lot as collateral for its individual mobile home? 

In the interest of connecting with agents here, my interested markets are:Bloomington-Normal, ILCrescent City, CAColombus, GALouisville, KYSavannah, GA Peoria, ILMilwaukee, WI

There’s a smaller hospital nearby and a large one the city up but I don’t think the nearby ones cover the point you’re making.

Back to sec8, should be easy to see that's a fast-pass to time-suck-city. 

I'm in Kansas City so I can't say for sure but I would highly doubt they'd raise any alarm bells.

Here is some info: SF STR FAQAssuming the info is up-to-date, it must be your permanent residence (you must live at the property for a minimum 275 days a year), you can rent unhosted a max of 90 nights a year, you need a business license, and you need to pay the city $925 for a STR certificate.

Each of those cities have their own pros and cons but I can speak to the Columbus market.