She is very abusive and she uses his truck that is in her name, to run the streets after he gets home from work.

It is a town home on my street, no HOA, relatively new (1999), and decently sized for the neighborhood (bigger than my current residence).

It may be outright illegal, or you might not meet some other zoning rule including setbacks, off street parking, or even having to upgrade water and sewer lines as well as utilities for the bigger loads.

A good sophisticated small firm that caters to Brooklyn investors is: Daniel Gershberg, Esq. 55 Broad Street, Suite 18B New York, NY 10004 t. 212.390.8866 e.

Currently all of the other homes that are new construction on the surrounding streets are owner occupied and not for rent.

Knowing the neighborhood is everything....a few streets apart can be different worlds as it relates to drugs, crime, etc.

Who pays for trash removal, street lights?

@William Hochstedler  Generally that's the case in the high value markets. where tax sales are fruitfulis in areas of CA. .that were developed in the early 1900 as vast subdivisions before subdivision map act became law.. think San Fernando and Riverside counties there where literally millions of lot created ( platted ) with no streets or utls at all. 

You are pounding the streets hard looking for off market stuff.

Two areas seeing quick paced gentrification include Seminole Heights in Tampa and The Grand Central District (and surrounding residential properties off north of Central Ave in between 9th Street North and 28th Street North.