We all know the area is pretty rough with alot of drug users. i found out Baltimore is a block by block city so things can change in a blink of an eyei knew i would rehab the whole thing once bought and decided to finish basement to make it a 3bed/2bath and change the 45 degree stairs to align with one wall straight up.i set a budget of $60k ( some people say im crazy lol ) and plan on using a remodel loan for it.

YOU know money is a drug.. and for him just starting in the space..

This will help alleviate barriers to renting an apartment, the law says landlords must give renters options other than a traditional cash security deposit.There are three alternatives: an installment plan that allows the renter to pay the security deposit over the course of at least six months; a reduced security deposit no more than the equivalent of 50 percent of the first month's rent; or rental security insurance in which tenants pay an insurance company a nominal nonrefundable monthly fee in lieu of a deposit.

Yes it could be a “pandemic” like the ones that happened in the 1930’s or 1950’s but then medicine and drug discovery were not as advanced.

Multidrug-resistant TB (MDR TB) is caused by an organism that is resistant to at least isoniazid and rifampin, the two most potent TB drugs.

Drug overdoses are mor deadly.

That's going to be a very long post, because this ex-tenant rambles like she's on drugs.

However, each BP member needs to follow their own personal conviction regarding their risk tolerance, and put the mechanisms in place to alleviate that risk. 

They will pull metal plumbing out of the house, snapping the pipe where it happens to snap, but often cracking it elsewhere.The main water and sewer lines may or may not be there or working.The houses are often not winterized, or are winterized after they sat through a winter so plumbing can be a mess.The homeless squatters do leave their bedbugs, roaches and drug needles, baggies.If they are active in the area, they will return for the 'stuff'. 

Tenants + drugs = immediate eviction with any grounds we can find because it's not going to end well.