However, you can’t garnish/intercept tax returns unless you’re a government agency or it’s a government debt. 

The government seems to be two steps behind and reacting to the problems of the last decade and doing the right thing for the majority of people or the economy in general in the present.

@Skyler Martinson1) I would probably actually fly out there in order to do the following:* Drive/walk through the neighborhoods* Meet up in person with the property manager2) HUD is involved because my tenant gets some form of government housing subsidies, my tenant actually pays a tiny portion of the rent, most of the rent is paid by HUD

Rent Control is everywhere because new people that plan to move those cities can't vote against these rent control laws that hurt them. and us landlord are hated micro minority.The only way to deal with these uneconomic laws is on the State and National level because it is in the best interest of the State and Federal government to extract much Tax as possible from rent.

https://insiderlouisville.com/government/affordable-housing-advocates-to-discuss-impact-of-budget-cuts-on-low-income-families/The assessment found that Louisville has a $3.5 billion gap in affordable housing.

Currently, the federal government is subsidizing the cost of flood insurance but the government has made it clear that they plan to phase out the subsidies over time.

@Justin Kane has the right idea, I would stay out of NYC for investment.Our state government is about to fire a missile right into whatever is left of landlord rights in the city: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/nyregion/ny-rent-laws-regulation.htmlMost of those bills, if passed, will make NYC and more punishing investment environment than it already is.

@Michael SetuainHere is the current regulation here. https://louisvilleky.gov/government/planning-design/short-term-rental-information

Future initiatives in the area is a little more difficult as you will have to go to local government/news sites to see if they are talking about anything regarding this.

Doesn't matter what the scientists say, the government fact is that it's a veggie. - Industry specific answer, in this case the mortgage industry (since appraisals are done to FNMA standards).