The city can do whatever they want I I have to lean forward and take it. 

Does this mean section 8 is bad, NO, but this can happen in any city or state.

I think it makes someone look foolish to state something is a bad investment in a forum where many people, operators and money partners alike, have made lots of money working together on that specific type of investment.Whereas I may not be an expert at the things that I referenced above, what I am an expert at is buying properties under market value in 5 cities in Arizona.

You need to research/know the rules, laws and regulations (including HOA if applicable), like you'd do in any US city.

@Peter AlbertHi Peter, Canton city, to be clear, looks great for investing from afar.

That is, buy one home in city X (where I don't live), live in it a couple of months let it be an STR the rest of the time and then the next year (or in two years) repeat again in the same city. 

Verifying last 2 years of rental history and income extremely important to find the “best of the worst”.Make sure you understand the Class of properties you are looking at and the corresponding results to expect.The City of Detroit has 183 Neighborhoods we’ve analyzed.DM us if you’d like to discuss this logical approach in greater detail!

If I google his name just right, with the city he was from, there's the newspaper articles too.

Unless you have a specific monthly target for your payment you can spread that out to make it a Win/Win.There has been a lot of growth in Denver over the last 2-3 years and new builds as well I just closed on a home for a customer in commerce city they also moved from CA and needed a fresh start. 

It takes me 10~ minutes to get on Lake Shore drive, then it's pretty easy to navigate the city.