It was in the way we carried ourselves, how connected to our centers we were, how strong our mind/body link became that was important.

Vernon/Seton Hill area is well on it's way to being gentrified, good rents for relatively cheap houses.If you look at a map of Baltimore and imagine a butterfly on top of the map, you want to live in the body and stay away from the wings.

It's especially rough to realize that there's the state government, the university, and several major employers all of whom bring in renters!

We have one very regular senior poster who has worked in government his whole life, and is so in love with big stateism he posted on one of these ubiquitous "LLC vs.

Here you go: Assessed Value Definition:Assessed value is the value of a property as of a certain date (usually January 1st) according to the tax rolls of your local government jurisdiction (county or city).

If it's a common area drain pipe (that services more than one unit), check your governing docs as the HOA may be forced to pay for repairs in your unit.Often, the unit owner is responsible for the line servicing just their unit until it hits the main stack, which is where the association picks up responsibility.  

It would take a huge amount of subsidies to keep a lot of these neighborhoods afloat as-is (there are numerous government programs to entice contractors to build/rehab in specific run-down areas of various cities with money to help build/sell/etc.) 

Wondering if any body has any experience in getting involved in this region.

Also remember, the GOVERNMENT is most interested in getting Single Family homes into the hands of owner-occupied. 

The law fails to explicitly require any PM to follow State HOA laws and the governing documents of the HOA managed.