I have looked into this in the past. 

It all stems from an angry neighbor filing a complaint to city and calling the home a boarding house.  

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I should know more later this week. 

So we often have to remediate this and touch paint.

This money is sent to a company that acts as the custodian and makes sure all the tenants bills are paid on time.

If you are going to do this, you need to learn how to do it well.

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

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