So your dealing with more the outskirts of town lower income versus the run down inner city higher crime areas

I received a bright yellow tag from the city about the trash and that I have 15 days to clean it up.  

But it’s difficult to apply this to the individual cities.

He never applied for a CO and occupied the property so the city actually went after him as well. 

My city has rent mediation meaning 5% annual raises go unchallenged and anything over 5% if my tenant chooses could ask City for mediation and I would have to justify the increase .

Will be willing to loan 75%LTV with land / soft cost as collateral.Now looking to speak to developers here, talking to city soon.

There are services in the city that make this an easy process, but I don't anticipate needing to use them very often. 

You should check out the Oklahoma City Real Estate Investors Association meetup group. 

I have noticed that the foreclosures have dipped to the lowest level in quite some time, at least in the Texas major cities of San Antonio, Austin, Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston.

never did anything in New York so I don't know its all specific to the jurisdiction.. the variances I have gotten have been for set backs  and a boo boo building into a set back.. density issues ..