Cities and states have enforced this policy for well over 50 years and it always stood up in court.

Joining ULI/NAIOP in your local city could help too.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.DM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

Midtown and Brickell in Miami are the hot spots for the city. 

If you are ever looking to invest in the great city of St. 

Detroit is just like any other Midwestern rust belt city.

It is clear from the interview that their main skill set is raising money and they partner with other "Co-GPs" who focus on the operations. 

Here is a video that runs down the basics - https://s-media.nyc.gov/agencies/specialenforcement/01-Legal...There is also a prohibited building list - https://www.nyc.gov/site/specialenforcement/registration-law...Here are some more info overall - https://www.nyc.gov/site/specialenforcement/registration-law..All of this makes STRs in the city pretty tough but it certainly not impossible.

SF is a very unique market, and actually may be a great time to buy right now, especially if they can successfully turn the city around. 

I'd done some reading in the past and thought a few of the main Canadian banks had such specialty trust divisions that could help you with plan setup.As for finding investments, networking with other investors, real estate agents, etc. is the way to go.Brian, from what I've heard is that CAN banks  make it extremely difficult to setup.