People up here are trying to fight this expansion but I think it's a losing battle.

However I understand your point and recognize that it will be an uphill battle.

I know that this is much like the banks crying foul with unregulated mortgage brokers back in the day.

They were making the place unlivable for their neighbors, due to me being a poor landlord and not addressing the problem.If I had proceeded with eviction, as was my right, I would have had a legal battle, not gotten my property back for at least 30 days, and likely had a huge mess to deal with.

They require you to confirm that you are a landlord but after you are all set up you can perform intensive background checks, credit checks, and criminal history checks to ensure that people are who they say they are.The other part of the battle is pricing your unit right so that you draw the people you want in, and setting up good tenant criteria and not bending on those rules.

Saratoga is known for its long history of horse racing and the surrounding towns for their endless fields of cows and the long lasting smell of manure.

That could be an uphill battle give your current situation.

Beyond that -- try as you may, trying to play Google is a battle I have little interest in.

It's possible, but it may be an uphill battle to try and get a significant amount of equity out.

Not a perfect analysis, but it seems like responsible owners tend to have better behaved pets.As far as smoking, I've walked into enough smoker's homes and suffered through the smell and the yellowed molding enough to never want that in a property I own,.