Again, you touched on this with respect to foreign investment and 1031 exchanges and @Jay Hinrichs mentioned safe havens.

.), and I always make sure a sample deed which is "substantially similar in all material respects to that which will be conveyed" is attached to the contract.

Generally, well-kept homes will usually lead to tenants that respect your property and want to live there long term, if the property looks like trash it's going to get treated like trash. 

It is also a somewhat complicated matter with respect to eligibility to take such a distribution and the process of regaining taxes paid with amended returns if the funds are returned to the IRA within the allowed three year window.  

Hello, i recently became aware of a good deal in my area, but the building encroaches on the sidewalk and is not respecting current regulations in that regard. am i at risk for being forced to demolish this building, if i buy the property?

Respectfully, I completely disagree with what Russell wrote.

It only broke the outside pane and not the inner pane so its not a huge concern but I’ve been trying to be respectful of the tenant. 

We have been building relationships with area landlords for years now to house newly arrived refugees while providing supportive case management and housing liaison services to ensure that refugees who are placed are respectful tenants and good community members.

I didn't collect a security deposit from my remaining 2 tenants only because they have lived there for 20 and 8 years respectively and their units were very well kept.

Since you're looking at a two-year period that will likely be 'inactive' with respect to real estate, you should discover what kind of investment strategy you're interested in.