My brother has an empty home across the street that we both would like to buy.  

On our side of the street it goes from 21 to 27, so it appears to be free to use...

I already own a rental on the same street and know the area very well.

Summary: No fools on Wall Street are paying a premium for an unproven SFR hedge fund investment concept.

The thing we have to remember is this property is in a nice area on a lovely street, and the rental market is strong in our area so worst case scenario, renting it will hopefully be easy enough.

just using the street name.  

Look at elevation on the street you are interested in, and look for properties that are at the high end.

Yes, obviously I would get a home inspection done to look for major problems.This property has a lot of good things going for it (like tons of off street parking!)

So if you are a small-time landlord who is a little shaky on the legalities of this business, you might want to avoid that potential problem altogether.Police officers don't actually know the law all that well, and don't know civil law any better than any random guy off the street.  

What are some of the streets and areas you would suggest avoiding?