How many will you sleep (more people a little more in monthly utilities).

The concerned neighbor requested us to do something to put an end to the endless stream of unsavory people coming and going from that rental, with the main tenant in the middle of all of it.

Actually the people telling me I can’t use B2 comps is Tax Shield!  

Also $0 claims always impact peoples insurance as it changes their "insurance score".

Going after dead beat people get dead beat results!!

STRENGTHS-  strong affordable housing market-  cool city with a great feel-  nicely mixed neighborhoods with properties in need of repair next to nice homes-  large university, robust medical community-  decent rents overall, currently trading at 8-10% cap rates-  Micron promises growthWEAKNESSES-  Micron hype is making people spend way too much on properties-  pesky code compliance inspections here too-  student housing area is incredibly compact and difficult to get in to-  difficult to predict if a property will benefit from renovation or not-  contractors are overwhelmed, difficult to get estimatesSummary: Syracuse is experiencing a lot of change right now, in a good way.

They are unprofessional, with no etiquette. my poor friend, seeing her in this condition, breaks my heart. she told me she is afraid to leave the hospital in case these people try and kill her.

Everything else is done by people I trust.

Why wouldn't you buy a two-family or single-family where you are now, rent to people you know, learn about landlording, and then keep it as a college rental after?

Focusing on the "landlord friendly" state concept is wrong - clearly many successful investors continue to invest in what can be labeled as non landlord friendly states.