There are probably State laws that apply as well as local ordinances in some cities.Although I'm not 100% sure, I THINK a landlord is required to keep the rental "habitable" which I think includes things like hot water and a heating system but not things like lawn care or air conditioning. 

Being that I'm a 90's kid I am naturally a Barry Sanders fan as well.

Non-members can come to any AZREIA meeting by paying a guest fee of $20: that applies to all new investor subgroup meetups (the first Tuesday) as well as any other meeting held by AZREIA, including the "main" meeting (the second Tuesday).You do NOT need to be a member to come to a meeting.

I’ve done a bit of research but don’t know where to start to apply these.I have enough capital for 4-5 down-payments, should I be transferring these amounts to my old Canadian bank account before getting pre-approved before receiving a loan or I can do everything with my overseas bank account if the loans are cheaper here?

The IRS is specific that this rule applies if two conditions are met, it must be used for personal as a residence and rented less than 15 days. 

I'm living abroad in Germany but want to apply David Greene's long distance real estate investing strategies into buying my first property. 

Once in a while I've called to see that the sewer is being paid.Through the years it's become a little harder to inquire if other utilities are being paid but the only one that ever concerns me is natural gas for units that have natural gas heat. 

But if I were to change the formula to apply it to your situation, it would be something like this:  If 24 months or less of gross rent would pay for the house, buy it. 

LMR (last month rent), if held in escrow, can be applied to the lease-breaking payment, that way the tenant only has to go out-of-pocket for 1 additional month's rent. 

Since they are allowing a lower down payment there is naturally more risk, so taking on a risky investment on top of the lower down payment risk is probably not going to work.