A close look at the seller's management of the tenancies can mitigate some of the risks, but Massachusetts is notoriously tenant-friendly in its courts.

I just looked it up, if someone commits first-degree murder there is a minimum 30 years in prison.

As others have previously mentioned, the warranty companies are notorious for lots of exclusions and poor quality. 

@Austin Bright although the 203k loan may seem like the magic bullet for buying distressed properties, they are notoriously difficult to do unless you already have a great contractor lined up and your scope of work is bullet proof.

Landlords will not be allowed to ask about an applicant’s criminal history, or require the applicant to disclose it through a background check.Supporters say the measure will help ensure residents released from prison are able to reintegrate back into society, hold down a job and provide for their families, instead of adding to Oakland’s homeless population.

Refinance appraisals are notoriously conservative. 

The salt in the air is notorious for corroding Everything (sometimes I think even my brain but that's another story).Overall, we like these locks. 

Property managers are not Prison Guards (totally different skill set), and Managers who can successfully deal with D properties are hard to come by and often won't deal with F properties (which is where it seems likely things will go under this new law).

CA is notoriously tenant friendly and small claims courts in general side with tenants, so you should have your t's crossed before you decide to retain any portion of the security deposit.

Contractors apparently are notoriously unreliable and even when we had one sign a contract to do the work we needed, they didn’t show up or call the day in the agreed upon day.