I'd certainly recommend doing some kind of environmental study given the chemicals and such that could have been used there but more-so I'd be curious if the city wouldn't have a testing requirement to redevelop. 

Checkout section 469 of the tax code for material participation tests and what it all means.

You age, experience, and family make up is what drives my opinion.

With 9,000 of these positions offering salaries exceeding $100,000 annually, the influx of employees and their families is projected to drive up demand for housing significantly.

Like I cant drive and just recently I lost job.

Most things sit on the market for a couple of years and it's relatively informal (i.e most houses found either by driving by or on Encuentra24, similar to Craigslist).

Driving for dollars and attending local real estate meetups can help you find motivated sellers and build relationships.

I have found some lenders that will do a drive by valuation, meaning they don't look inside.

I doubt that you will want to drive 90 minutes to clean the unit every time it turns over.

It just seems like the housing / banking system right now is driving toward fore-closures and you really have to fight for it these days.