Brian - check out the Hub City REIA up there in Hagerstown.  

You can put down 3.5% and your biggest hurdle will be convincing an UW that the new purchase is really your primary.

Unsafe" is probably language that local C/E uses to refer to Health and Safety Code laws as they relate to their ability to withdraw a Certificate of Occipancy.As you may already know, I've spoken at our state's annual code enforcement conference and follow multiple cities fairly closely.

Section 8 properties and the city of Detroit is probably where you are seeing those.  

They certainly don't come to mind (for me) as one of the major employers in the city, so I don't anticipate much impact here.

I do realize that the xbox is my biggest distraction and without it I can accomplish more of my goals.

Our last project is on the first page of Google for "houses for rent" in the particular city, generating ~10k leads per month, with a strong conversion rate where the lead fills out a lengthy application and pays an application fee. 

I am an investor based in South Philadelphia looking for advice be opportunities in the city and around the country.

My biggest unknown at this time is finding a trustworthy and affordable contractor to work with.

I live in Kansas City.