Looking at southern Maine right now, hopefully expanding after we get some momentum.

City won't let you rent out basement, but owner can live in basement.It may suck for 1-2 years, but then you'll have gained so much knowledge you can do better on the next one!

Keep in mind these cities become hot because of past data, not future.

As for the area I am thinking of doing my area of San Antonio and nearby cities.

Quote from @Makani Donaldson: From what I understand, different islands or cities have different rules, and they are getting stricter.

It's in on a Main St in an small town in NJ.

Their units have exceeded expectations over the past two years.Danbury should be fine for house hacking with having a larger number of mulitfamily properties within the city.

On utilities, I bought a foreclosure in NJ and found out it was not attached to Town sewer and I actually had to extend the main line up to my property then put the lateral in and abandon an old cesspool.  

The City is willing to look the other way as long as your contract is written a certain way.

.- Cities like Toronto will levy another tax (Vacant Home tax) equivalent to 1% of the current assessed value of the property if the property is not occupied (rented, owner-occupied, family occupied, all count as occupied)- Land Transfer Tax: while the Province of Ontario charges anywhere between 0.5 - 2% of Land Transfer Tax when your transaction closes, you should expect to pay this amount twice if the property is in the City of Toronto .