. - You might try attending the York Region Real Estate Investors meetup.

Often it is because of a roof leak but many time the copper plumbing has been stolen and water ran until the city cut it off. 

The rehab costs have far surpassed our budget due to some masked  issues(missing copper lines in walls, dangerous wiring almost throughout...all covered with sheetrock) Also, the city is requiring us to pour new approaches at "multifamily" thicknesses; about $9k worth. 

Outside of that I have been getting my hands dirty doing maintenance for landlords in New York and New Jersey. 

A book that teaches you how to analyze the population of your target demographic in your city (is there enough of your chose demographic in your city that rents), and help you think of ways to improve your property to target this demographic?

Hi John,SFR are not rent-controlled in San Francisco (and I believe in most if not all rent-controlled cities).You can do an owner move in eviction but this does not change the rental control status of a unit.

Thank you both : )Matt - For a foreigner it is very hard to choose an area, especially in a country that New York alone is bigger than my own country LOLIf for example I want to choose an area in my country, it will still be easier even if I'm not familiar with real estate and even if I didn't visit it all (I didn't see most of my country :) ), because I know the language, the people, the rules (!!)

To my local New York, Westchester County, Bronx, Staten Island, New Jersey investors, I am looking for a place to live, starting in October.

Not a landlord friendly city, I would imagine Baltimore is similar.

The person is an investor from New York!!