My age is catching up to me after shoveling for 2 hours yesterday.

Best to call city hall for the town you are buying in to see what if any rent control rules are in place. see link below if you require additional information and call the Jersey City Landlord Tenant relations office. https://www.jerseycitynj.gov/cityhall/HousingAndDevelopment/...Jersey City CPI chart on recommended rent increases: https://cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server...The state with the highest eviction rate in the country right now is South Carolina. 

Typically with houses of this age - you'll need structural folks to dig and install piers into the soil.

McKinney and Princeton have been growing a lot and it is a good place to invest, but it is always related to what you are looking to achieve in a rental investment, appreciation or cash flow.At this time that area does not offer a big cash flow and due to the amount of development going on there, rental demand has declined a bit.In any case you have to make an analysis case by case.

So the places we all encounter that don't even have a wheelchair ramp at the entrance (at the appropriate incline, etc), even though it would be relatively easy to put in, aren't compliant (envision a storefront set back 10 feet from the sidewalk).

The other ~25K is related to tenant issues.2.

I can help with the financing portion, but I would love to help connect you with an outstanding relator in the area.

It appears to be a means to an end and the path of least resistance (somewhat related to number 1).

Relating to services.

Related to the prop 13 savings which is huge, due to prop 9 (?)