Jersey City is 70% renters and is ranked as the city with the second highest rents in the U.S. after NYC.

I wouldn't consider it a heavy negative unless the street is super tight and parking is hard to come by or if the street is very steep/busy.The more desirable dense city neighborhoods it's almost kind of expected and off street parking would be considered a luxury rather than a necessity.If you get out into the suburbs I would say it's more of a big deal since more rentals have off street parking or a garage there.

Purchase price: $144,900 Cash invested: $13,000 This is a charming 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home in Bossier City, LA.

Outside of West Oakland, what areas would you say are likely to go up in value over time - what pockets/neighborhoods are you looking at?

Also what does the city say is the assessed value of the property on your taxes (it will be different than the appraised value, but should give you an idea).

Lancaster city limits short term rentals to only certain zones of the city so definitely look at the city website for that information.

The marketing/advertising firm, aka RE broker, is not the expert in building codes, zoning, structural engineering, neighborhood safety, etc.As a prudent investor, always do your own due diligence or you'll end up being (unitentionally) misguided by a RE broker's information.  

Apparently now those investments are less interesting to city hall. 

I would suggest a major metropolitan city. 

Do you or most landlords comply with the city ordinance to get their properties inspected & registered by the city?