This is an old thread however just warning everyone with properties in Baltimore City that inspections are now mandated and you must upload the report with the annual registration.

Frank RomineJust curious, do you know of a way to refinance out of an institutional lender to get rid of the flood insurance mandate?

The City of LA has mandated that all apartment buildings with so called "soft story" buildings be seismic upgraded.

That may have been overdramatic, but essentially, I don't want you to just believe what someone said on a forum and make it law, because many things are federally mandated, but your state may vary on what coverage is needed be it full time or part time employee.

I typically don't just wait around for things to happen, but I find myself wondering if I shouldn't wait to see what will happen with the real estate market after the effects of all of these federal mortgage forbearance mandates wear off.

The key with condo complexes is to do due diligence on each individual complex as far at whether they are warrantable, VA-approved, and whether they might be facing any upcoming special assessments or have issues with the state-mandated structural integrity studies and their reserves.

If any state mandated eviction moratorium is lifted before your forbearance runs out you still can't evict.

In addition the tenant protection Act of the city of San Diego places rent control and eviction rules in excess of state mandated laws. 

The rental agreements between the owner and the renter must mandate language by the city.Lastly, the owner or agent must be available by telephone twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week, to respond to police, fire, or other emergency personnel requests.City of Bradenton BeachThe City of Bradenton Beach allows short-term residential or vacation rentals, but the owner must obtain a permit or license from the Division of Hotels and Restaurants of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation, which is very similar to the Anna Maria requirements for the application of license as set forth above.

Obviously, there are limits to how one can go about this, but that's the mandate, in a sense.But as to your question about families owning four properties each: The number of people who want to be landlords and are as crazy as we are to love this stuff, is relatively small.