They are deceptive, plain and simple. 

Farther away from town, no city water/utilities, flood plain, RR, eye sores?

For your information, I ended up renting to another tenant who has a dog - not an ESA, just a plain ole' pet.

And as explained in a post above, the prep work for pavers is very similar to the prep work for concrete, so if going with pavers is an option then look at concrete as well - whether plain or stamped / decorative. 

Compared to Westchester, the prices here are AMAZING (I used to live in White Plains), and though the returns will be smaller with cheaper houses and lower rents, it's a great way to start.

Even houses in 500 year flood plain areas (0.2% chance of flood per year) flooded!  

They do exist, but you have to be super aggressive or just plain lucky. 

Though they vary, most state very plainly that if the house sells in any way shape or form within the 180-day period (or with other caveats if it sells shortly thereafter), the seller MUST pay the agents commission.

However, the issue is that his home flooded twice this year resulting in the area to be rezoned in a flood plain.  

There are so many alternatives for financine without such presonal liability that the use of such funds is just plain nuts!