They actually failed to pay taxes in 1983 as well according to the follow up article below. 2 years later in 2017 the County reversed the sale voting 7-4 against “these out of town speculators trying to make a big payday” and for the fine people of their district. https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/SF-supervisors-to-vo...

I hope you enjoy small towns that lack diversity.I am sure Dayton has some real estate meetups.

I have enough for 25% down on a smaller investment property in another town 1-2 hours away from me.

Best call the town's rent control office and make a general inquiry to confirm. 

Luckily both sites collect the taxes for our place.Our little town did implement a 1% tax that I have to pay separately.

I'm in a small town with nobody to really network with on a regular basis.

The house is a town home near the hub of Alexandria VA so rent is pretty high for the area.

Based on a gut check (checking the town population + location on google maps), this may be the case. 

Quote from @Ben Trageser: I would recommend calling the zoning department of the town and asking.

I've been investing in some mixed use in very small towns for past 5-10 years. populations of 1000 - 1500, 8000, 16000 etc.