I don't mean building codes are a negative at all. 

At a very base level, make sure the property is up to health and safety codes for your location. 

Walgreens and Walmart often run sales on their larger canvas on wood (no frame) printing services. 16x20 up to 36x48 for well under $100.Right now you can get a 16x20 canvas print for 50% off using the code SITE50 at CVS.

Also you can use reventure website that shows you market data by zip code and counties.

They sit empty because the costs to update them to code make a project unfeasible for private money. 

These articles literally pop up weekly and those of us who live here laugh as most zip codes have population growth every year. 

The ‘grey’ area that exists within the IRS code, relative to the All In One Loan product, is whether or not interest paid on indebtedness used for short-term living expenses is deductible, while the total acquisition indebtedness is being reduced (paid-down).

And possibly having to modify the work to actual code and standards. 

I am looking at my first real estate investment in the Clearwater Florida area 33756 zip code in Pinellas County.

The lis pendens will be removed once the house is brought up to code (demolished or rebuilt).