Our state lobbyist out of Olympia spoke for a full hour on the socialistic bills and ideas coming out of the city council in Seattle in the Capitol.They are contemplating or have already enacted rules regarding no rent raises when service calls are unresolved, must show cause to terminate a m-m agreement, rent control, 5% capital gains taxes on RE sales (in addition to the 1.7% excise tax), pre-'78 lead inspections, periodic unit inspections, etc.  

Currently in court with the city because permits were never pulled to demo the existing sfh and add second floor.

It makes no sense to put in all this A grade stuff in a say for example C or D neighborhood.

I don't know whats its like up there in Jersey but down here in Florida you need to pull a permit before you do any Demo work The house next door to me was vacant for a long time someone finally bough it right away they came in and demoed out the whole place with out pulling any permits The city code enforcement went on the war path wound up costing the guy BIG in fines

might try other ways to find leads, go drive for dollars around your target neighborhoods, direct mail, or theres the marketplace here on BP where u can find dealCheers,Anthony G

Was curious on other local BPers thoughts on solid cash-flow neighborhoods around Cincinnati?

Comparing the information, you're around a -2% population growth, -0.22% job growth and a home vacancy of 10%.http://www.city-data.com/city/Plymouth-Michigan.ht...http://www.semcog.org/data-and-maps/community-prof...http://www.bestplaces.net/economy/city/michigan/pl...Now, even though Plymouth looks to be fairly stagnant, I'm assuming you know the surrounding areas and can see if people who live there commute elsewhere to jobs and if land surrounding or within the city limits can even be developed for potential housing or business growth. 

Hey James, I've been out of Nashville for about 2 years now but still have a few holds in the city and a good grasp of the current markets in the northern outlying cities (i.e.

First pick a neighborhood that you are either in or close to.

You also have a little more control over the neighborhood since you own two of the homes in the neighborhood.