There was some legislation enacted to curtail its manufacture and use, long before 1978.

Put your property into an calculator that figures Internal Rate of Return.  

Take your $60k and put it into an index fund until you find a better deal.  6% return for taking on both real estate AND international fx risk? 

As others have stated, I was continually asked for the same documents multiple times and there is an extreme lack of communication internally.

Even then, since this was the internal wall/ceiling of our units, they'd more than likely keep their nose out of it.

It also helps to get involved with local landlord groups (GBAOMA, MAOMA, CMAOA, etc) who help stay on top of legislative issues and lobby to keep them aligned in our favor whenever possible.

Here's another link mentioned legislation introduced in Feb of this year on the topic.http://nlihc.org/press/releases/7507Doesn't seem likely that will make much headway in DC.Probably good to consult with a landlord/tenant attorney before taking any action.

And I think (I haven't kept up with the legislation) you can't ask an applicant about previous criminal court matters, but there is nothing saying you can't go to dccourts.gov and look them up or the Maryland Court website and look it up yourself.

Aside from an internal transfer, you are going to have a hard time getting title insurance moving forward in Texas

One more factor to consider would be the amount of international tourism the subject area has.