However, imo, if you can afford to buy several teardowns-to-be in the motor city and wait for the upside to come(if and when that will be is very uncertained) than go for it.

In looking at the Oridna Municipal Code, I found two relavant sections:  Chapter 10.52 PARKING OF COMMERCIAL VEHICLES and Chapter 3.12 UNIFORM TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX.It looks like the ordinance has defined a tiny house on a trailer as: "Oversize recreational vehicle" means vehicle, other than an automobile, which is self-propelled, motorized, and has self-contained living quarters, including a kitchen, bathroom and sleeping areas, and may be used for the transportation of people upon a street or highway, but not including any vehicle designed for travel on stationary rails or tracks.

I would rather be able to see the pool motor that needs fixing or the foundation crack or the black mold in the ceiling before I consider buying the property. 

I am in with @Jon Klaus , the day job keeps the motor running on investment properties, without it I would have to live on what is currently investment money, and real estate nets me less per month than my day job.

Early today, my mom's symptoms grew worse, vomiting, confusion, slightly diminished motor skills...

I sent a note to everyone saying no motor vehicles in the garage.

And compared to Texas a 200k home can have higher tax's than a 400k in CA. so that does impact buying ability.CA home buyers by and large spend much more of their income on their house and less on cars and other non essential items than folks in any other part of the country.When you run DTI and people have 100k worth of cars a jet ski motor home etc. and living in a 150k home in Texas.

First you have to make sure its oil in the tank , and not water , or used motor oil .

Just because with cutting grass they are using the motorized instrument of a mower.

She is currently living in her motor-home outside her unit running an extension cord from inside.