@Simon Stahl Not to go against the grain of the other posters, but figuring out how the process works from offer to closing can be nuanced depending on each transaction, but with the right council it does not have to be a mystifying process.

Call up your local city council and ask about some of the areas you're interested in.

at Chattanooga REIA with guest speaker Michael HicksMichael Hicks- President of M-TAC PropertiesMichael Hicks grew up and resides in Rossville, GA where he is a currently a member of the Rossville City Council, Rossville Downtown Development Authority, and President of the Rossville Kiwanis Club.

Ultimately, her legal council said we would owe the money.  

@Upen Patel, Account Closed , I am a British national living in Hong Kong.

(I've driven up and down every street and have a list of the homes that fit the bill).One important note:  the spec building is very controversial in the neighborhood and there was even a moratorium imposed by the city council to stop the building for a few weeks.  

But if it's decided it was illegal to take them, then fair enough.In my opinion the rental inspection fees are a very fair cost of doing business.The city council elections for Bedford are coming up in a few months, and bad landlords have definitely been getting a lot of discussion.

There's a new Council Person for District 2.  

@Rob Badhorn -- Unfortunately, this might about to change: RENTAL ALERTTues Jun 14th 2pmTHERE’S LEAD PAINT INSPECTION ALERT TO ALL RENTAL PROPERTY OWNERSYou won’t be able to Rent, lease, mortgage, or occupy our rentals… Without $600 inspection, $10K to $30k abatement & being added to the state& fed LEAD DISCLOSURE LISTCity council will introduce LEAD ABATEMENT IN ALL RENTALS.

Here is a report from ICSC ( International Council of Shopping Centers) discussing the importance of having brick and mortar retail today and into the future.Contrary to lot's of doom and gloom on retail lately the asset class has been way over categorized in a negative way by the media.HALO Affect