@Mary Joe I am a relatively new landlord in NJ where laws are very similar to NYC and i think you are beginning with the wrong question as in you need to provide service just like any other business but unlike any other business you are providing someone a place called "home" so you need to understand that and treat a tenant not like a pest but like a decent human being - that said there a con man out there who will harass landlords or take advantage of tenant laws- the key to avoid them is screening.

I don't think as many people are looking in those towns/areas as, say, Providence or Pawtucket.I would just say, familiarize yourself with the landlord-tenant laws of each state as early as you can since that might affect where you want to ultimately buy, and you'll need to know them anyway.I don't have a resource handy for Connecticut but for Rhode Island the venerable Landlord-Tenant Handbook is a great starting place as it tries to translate the laws (the RI Residential Landlord and Tenant Act aka RIGL 34-18) into human-readable text.

A heroine addict, a person who removed their face, growers, dealers, mentally ill people, crackheads, drunks, parolees, a gay hoarder, a con artist Orthodox priest and all sorts of other low lifes.

The Sheriff removed every living being (humans and animals) from the premises at the address.  

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone that weighed in here, they have all made me adjust my approach to this deal.@Eric

It turned out to be a combination of the market softening, too much inventory in my price range, a realtor with an optimistic listing price, and the drug dealer next door.

I'm also a car dealer and my son's manage that business and also help oversee the rentals.

Piles of human feces in the sidewalk.

They have to be well trained and cared for, and I meet them as I do the human renters.  

So be a good business-person, and a good human (assuming the tenant has shown the same) and offer them an option that works for both parties.