I was thinking of purchasing a lot with this older concrete block house and demo'n it and building a duplex.

Im trying to stay conservative as I am new to this i.e. single family 3 bed 2 bath and block preferably.

On the Washington Post 'Best Books of 2016' list, I stumbled across this gem:'Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City' by Matthew DesmondDust jacket: “Evicted” immerses readers in the lives of families and individuals trapped in — or thriving off — the private-rental market for the poor, a brutal world in which landlords have all the power and tenants feel all the pain.

I ran into some serious contractor issues on my first few deals, and while painful and stressful, I've learned a ton.Can't wait to see the next one!

What do you guys/gals see as a possible road block in this situation?

@Ben Stout it is a pain when that happens so did she get a new floor?

If you're doing short term deals a second may not be an issue but that blocks the owner from tapping into equities that could be available.

First house on the block, though as you probably know, there is increasing investor activity in that part of town.Yah I hear you on the Boeing thing.

It seems that municipal garbage services would be intrusive big government at its worst; the thin end of a socialist wedge that would deprive the citizens of their right to choose which noisy truck lumbered up to their house on a weekly basis ;These trucks get 2 mpgA single hauler need 5 trucks full time to replace 35 independent haulersThese are the biggest and heaviest trucks in neighborhoodsProbably there are 10 garbage trip per week on any given street versus 1These mom and pop trucks are the dirtiest polluters Garbage goes out on your block just one day a week.

Sounds like they want someone to take over day to day but not painful enough where they will accept anything to get rid of the problem.No legal advice.