I recently started looking into the area and saw that the city has rent regulations.

If they pass a regulation to allow rental after say 5 years of ownership it may not have a big impact.Do some digging and find out how many units total, and their respective length of ownership, and figure out the magic number to propose to the HOA with a minimum short term impact and make it known your plan B is to default.

Is this still possible with the new Dodd-Frank regulations?

Unless you fully intend to live in the property.Conventional is heavily regulated and can cause road blocks for what you are trying to do.Here are some difference between the 2.

The option to change this would be to install a landlord thermostat to better regulate the heating range.Lastly and my future plan is to add another gas meter (utility company will usually do this for free) and separate the ductwork and add a second furnace.

If they have an advertisement selling a house, it's exempt from the DNC regulations, as far as I know.

@Mitch, maybe it is a state regulation?

Contracting is one of the single most regulated fields in the U.S., especially with the E.P.A. making a strong entrance into the regulating as well.

And keep in mind that listing agents are regulated by the listing contract (which specifies the commission they receive).

Regulations regarding seller financing.