Thanks for the tag Ned.Pavel, the DC metro area is perhaps the metro area with the smallest number of 2-4 unit multifamilies in the entire country. 

There early in there long term debt cycles and a young country.   

Would definitely recommend trying to get out to live events, whether it's local Meetups focused on the subject and there are a number of conferences around the country.

Has anyone taken this to court and how did it turn out for you? 

I used to live in Downtown "loft country" in the 90's.

A good FAQ page on this law: http://ag.ks.gov/open-govt/kora-faq)KORA states: "No person shall knowingly sell, give or receive, for the purpose of selling or offering for sale, any property or service to persons listed therein, any list of names and addresses contained in or derived from public records … Any person subject to this section who knowingly violates the provisions of this section shall be liable for the payment of a civil penalty in an action brought by the attorney general or county or district attorney in a sum set by the court not to exceed $500 for each violation."

You shouldn't expect a property thats nearly completely leveraged to cash flow unless its in the heart of the worst ghettos in the country.

There may be markets around the country where you can get into something for that - but a lower risk and longer term thing that would make more sense for most people getting started is not a heavy work project type house, it's the house hack or simply buying a good long term asset and searching vigorously for ways to get good experience along the way.Perhaps the experience you are getting in your career may help? 

I am just thinking, even if renters have their reasons for not wanting to buy, if all numbers are correct, wouldn't investors from around the country jump on these properties, thus pushing the prices up and yield down?

I then found out their course price to learn their investment tactics & finding property deals,  was jacked up compared to other countries at $1250.