Pertaining to your question, I'm American, but I'm now working in Korea.

I think most would take it as a given that the initial condition of having more capital does give decided advantages and hence distorts a meritocratic society.

The surprising part was the 2 commitment letters he had from the local VFW and American Legion, stating that, combined they were going to cover about 1/2 of his monthly rent for the next six months.

Places like Cincinnati , Cleveland , Pittsburgh and even Detroit .Many of these cities are investing quite a bit into revitalization of their downtowns .Take a look at what has happened in Over the Rhine in Cincinnati .. it used to be one of Americans most dangerous neighborhoods and now there are tons of loft buildings selling for high amounts and tons of hipster/trendy restaurants and bars there .Once that neighborhood goes away up people usually look to the next neighborhood that is cheaper then that becomes the hip area .At least this is what i have seen happen over the years in Los Angeles .

The Americans with Disabilities Act applies to places of public accommodation. 

@Luis Fernandez  the big thing your missing is it all looks good on paper... the tenant class  IE the folks that live in the units that are D class or Hood.. are for the most part very difficult to manage.. and you simply will NOT get paid your rent.. and your expenses will be sky high. there is nothing a PM can do when your tenant kicks kicked off of HUD.. or their car broke down and the rent does not come in... you can run all the proforma's based on rental income.. just take your rental income profroma and cut it in Half or 1/3 for the year .. run your expenses up to 60 % at least of gross revenue and then see where the numbers flush out.... this is reality in the hood.the only folks I see who make it with these props are those that live there and work it .. its a whole different set of society than your probably used to dealing with or understand how they live.

As a non-american, I understand that I am not able to apply for the Crowdfunding program.  

There is in-fill building happening all around American village.The Lakewood area southeast of campus has gotten expensive but 2 blocks east are some bargains.Woodcroft is always a safe bet but many of the houses are a dark/rustic style that are hard to update.There are also some cool houses going up in the neighborhood just west of the ball-park on the other side of highway 147 around roxboro/mangum, I see that as an up and coming area due to proximity to downtown.Let me know if I can help further!

Costs $5k-$6k all in.1) The internal components are aluminum and have an increased chance of fire with society's increasing electrical usage.  2) In a claim, the insurance company pays out $, then looks to see if they can recapture some of the loss from other parties that are at fault. 

Existing tenant is African American and new upstairs tenant is Asian.