Also, as long as the house appraises, taking broker commission and using it against down payment and closing costs means lower cash requirements for me which increases my CoC returns.

Are you looking for a primary property for yourself and house hack?

Looking at purchasing small 3 BR 1 BA house.

If you are willing to do the work, the landlord can often be the first point of contact with housing assistance.

Gettysburg PA is a very attractive place and attracts a lot of tourist that now many retired people have started buying houses to live there and the prices of houses have gone out outside the Downtown.

These cash outs got me 14 houses with no out of pocket $.

Zoning Ordinance ExceptionsSome properties in the target zone don’t meet the minimum lot area or width size requirements under the zoning ordinance, yet houses exist on smaller-sized neighbor lots.How could these properties get approval for development?

Like any city, there is dilapidated housing stock in rough areas that can cost more to upgrade than they are worth. 

The place I have is over 30 years old and a mansion ("mansion" in Japan means an apartment, not "mansion" like a huge house). 

In some of those areas there are those row houses, built on lots that are 3000 s.f. sometimes.