I’d recommend reaching out to see if any of them can offer a package deal for the sewer scopes you need.

@Eyal Gorenhave you been to the house or the neighborhood? 

The short answer: YES, you usually need to send 1099s if you're a landlord, regardless of the number of units.The confusion comes from the fuzzy definitions of "running a trade or business."

Stockton,CA had the most foreclosures in the US, after the housing crash.

If you are the lone supplier of a specific housing product and there's pent up demand you will absorb your units quicker and have tenant stay longer given the lack of alternatives.

That is far from “the norm”.

Unfortunately, you have no power over the tenant until you own the property.

I would like to learn more about seller financing, I see a lot of information on the internet about seller financing but honestly I am just confused.

However, the City initiated the "Buy Into Baltimore" open bid program (which we're interested in participating) through which you can bid/buy city-owned abandoned/vacant properties for redevelopment/resale.The problem is, there are so many blighted neighborhoods in Baltimore, it's tough to know where to start.

If the seller is trying to avoid legal issues with the city for illegally operating a property I would get out of that.