They are asking the government to increase regulation in the form of stricter anti-trust rules.

I don't know why I'm anti-government intervention. 

I am not anti-Texas, but a brand-new investor shouldn't be investing into a widespread down market unless they know which towns will rebound first.

I can let you know if it's ever been inspected and what to look out for.MA real estate laws say that you can't rent to a family with kids under 7 unless you have a lead certificate on file with the state and the anti-discrimination laws say you can't not rent to a family because they have a kid under 7 (even if it's because you know there's lead paint), so they basically made it so that any rental with more then 1 bedroom has to be deleaded.

City of Hagerstown is pretty anti-landlord, so many only invest outside the city limits there.

No, most of us who are correctly calling out California for it's anti-business and anti-landlord policies are from Cali and moved away.

Hey Andy, by seasoned, I mean you most likely will want to hold 90+ days prior to putting under contract to the end buyer (fha anti flip requirement)If you end up wholesaling it, please let me know.

You will need to deal with AML (anti-money laundering) and other verifications.

I don't know what the laws are there or if there are non-profits that are anti-landlord like they are here but if coached they can drag out the eviction process for up to a year and not pay a penny of rent during that time.

We recommend it be evaluated by a qualified electrical contractor or engineer at this time.KITCHEN / LAUNDRYThere is a stain from biological or fungal growth on the inside bottom of the kitchen sink cabinet.The kitchen GFCI outlets did not trip when tested with our tester(button on the outlet did work), and also tested as being ungrounded.There is no anti-tip bracket installed on the back of the stove to prevent tipping when the oven door is open.