Though in CA, 5 years delinquency on property taxes, the city can file a lien and auction off the house.If I pay those taxes, what's the process of if I wanted to take possession of the property after the 5 years delinquent taxes?

The City.......or News paper.....preforeclosures, dissolutions, probates and code violations

For example - can I get double the revenue with a beachside unit vs. a street or 2 off the beach?

Some context, I have 3 other properties in a different city and am currently on 1099 income (so I can't do conventional) for the past 3 months.

House hacking is financially a no-brainer and no city in the US (including Chicago) has more duplexes than Milwaukee.

Another thing to add is the regulations, HOAs and Cities are imposing a lot of regulation on short-term rentals or rent by a room, I have seen some HOAs regulate the amount of people authorized to rent the property too.It requires to do a lot of due dilligence to begin with mainly in such big house. 

You might consider: Consulting a Real Estate Attorney – Your emails may possibly prove misrepresentation.Requesting Public Records – A FOIA request might reveal why the city denied you but later approved the duplex.Escalating to City Officials – Bringing this to local officials could expose inconsistencies.Exploring Tax Write-Offs – A CPA might help offset your financial loss, if it is possible.I’d definitely seek legal advice.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.DM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

Permits and inspections of everything in city of Miami was overwhelming but I learned a lot

Yesterday I went in to the local city clerks office to request a list of properties with code violations.