Any type of improvements (including repairs) are allowed if the property is located within the official boundaries of an urban renewal or urban redevelopment district. 

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It doesn't matter that their is no "Official" notice.

Good Turnkey companies will be in the know with local government and city officials and understand what, where and how much will be invested next.5.

However, it might not be as accurate as an official appraisal. 

I have spent much of 2018 educating myself on the ins and outs of investing in multifamily rental properties, and am ready to officially dive into the world of investing. 

I have searched far and wide and cannot find anything on how to get a property officially declared "blighted" (or abandoned), other than New Orleans.

I will have a new tenant on my first property as a landlord officially(previously rented to my family) so I’m wondering what and how or where I should check their score, or background or previous evictions.... how ?

Numbers for Va Tech and Mason have not been announced.

If they are safe and in working condition, I would just repair as needed and leave them in place until they officially die.