A mutual friend of mine and Ron Harris of Renascent Mastermind (Bigger Pockets member) caught me in a Borders bookstore about 7 years ago reading an apartment investing book and introduced himself.

There is a huge difference between east or west of 15th street in Allentown, you need to know the borders of the NIZ, It is possible to get good tenants no matter where you are, but depending on location, it takes more effort to get the good ones, and when I spend more effort, i expect a higher return.If you are looking at center city... 3rd st to 9th, from Chew to Walnut.. that is all tough, unless you have a commercial property in the NIZ.

Allentown property 17 min vs Easton 40 min from homeCrime - The area I was looking into Easton was on the border crossing into Jersey.  

That is rule one for the lazy land lord buy small houses it means less work overall,So on to painting If you talk to any experienced old school painter they will tell you that you need to cut in. which is making a border around the ceilings and base boards.this is a very very important step for the lazy land lord because doing this step properly will allow you to use the roller much easier and quickly so you can get home to your couch and the game. but more important it will prevent you from getting paint on the ceilings which will need to be brushed in later brushing in paint on the ceiling is time consuming and tedious so avoiding paint on the ceiling is the lazy landlords first priorityMany old school painters will tell you to get a good cut in brush. but if you are not familiar with painting the cut in brush can take quite a bit of time, to get efficiently good results my solution buy a paint kit that comes with a cut in tool it should look like a rectangular plastic thing a ma jig that has little wheels on one sidethis device allows you to quickly do the border in record time.The secret I found to using this tool is to gently place it on top of your paint so it floats on the surface for about 2 seconds you dont want the wheels getting paint on themjust the applicator I didnt use the pole attachment I think the hand allows more control and gets you up close to the work.

As mentioned by @Ben H. above, the northeastern counties of section R often identify economically and culturally with the Virginia Beach/SE Virginia area, just across the border.

South Capitol borders national stadium on the west, so if you go across the street to the west you are in sw.

While the IRS will treat them as flow-though and tax the revenue in your hands, the CRA does not recognise this flow-through and treats them as bodies corporate and you will not be eligible for a tax credit for the taxes paid in the U.S.A.If you are planning to do any volume of business in the U.S.A. and wish to have control over when net earnings are repatriated to Canada (if at all), then you will want to have a corporation (C-Corp or LLC that has elected to be taxed as a corporation).Best to consult with a {Canadian} accountant with cross-border business/real estate experience before you get too far down your path.

Sometimes the Feds seize money at the border just because it is over the limit and not declared.

I am close to the borders of 3 other states so I could try there...

The quad is located in the Victorian District just over the border from the Historic District.