Opposed to buying used one at retail. 

Affordable housing demolition plans are no longer exempt under this ordinance.The demolition surcharge pilot program shall be in effect through December 31, 2029Sellers of all residential rental property (including one unit) must adhere to new rules and notice requirementsPrior to listing a rental property for sale, the owner must provide a “notice to sell” to the Department of Housing and to the tenant association, or to each tenant.

So, investing in a market you don't know is like saying: I am going to open a retail business without knowing what product you will sell, how to source the product, or who your customer is and what drives them to purchase.  

Contact the local zoning department (construction, building, whatever designation the municipality uses).

While it is so sketch, because the vehicle is not reported stolen or involved in a crime the police department will not be helping out in the tow of this one.

Another thing you'll want to use is an accounting software (such as QuickBooks Online Plus) that can track income and expenses by property using things like class code or department tracking. 

DO NOT invest with Chris Walters or Jim Thorpe, they are repeated and known scammers who have been issued fines by the WA State Department of Financial Institutions and are currently under investigation. 

@Sean Conroy, this really depends on two things: first, the land zoned in a way that you can subdivide and build more units (question for building/zoning department) and second, financial returns on doing this versus using the capital to buy.New construction certainly has its advantages on the operating side, and can often get a premium to remodeled, older units.  

The City has an "Eviction Prevention Task Force" which includes Judges, Attorneys, the Sheriff's department and non-profit groups and churches. 

In the past, the Department of HUD targeted S8 rents to be at the lower end of a rental market.