I know some basics about the city, though not enough to claim expertise.

They sound like really nice guys and they have found a killer deal right in the heart of the city.

We live pretty close to you - Yuba City.

Unfortunately in my city you can only have one water meter per parcel so on my multi's I'm stuck with a water/sewer/trash bill of about $60/month/unit which on sub $500/month units would be a huge percentage of the cash flow.

Hello All, I've been a full-time software developer for 8+ years in New York City.

Both your county jail (run by Sheriffs dept) and local city (run by police) should give you access.

Cheapest places in the city I live in go for about 170k, and you couldn't get them for much lower than that (no distressed housing of any sort).

I'm hoping there is some prior grandfather'd statute that says if a house has had a driveway for 50 yrs and there are two lots and one gets sold but not the other, that the old owner cannot infringe on the use of said driveway.Hell, I'm hoping that the guy just transfers the thing to me.I know that I can be nasty too- complain to city when lot isn't mowed, sue him for use of the lot since it has and is an infered contiguous space...still I'd rather not play games.Anyone have experience with this???

They both in the same city but opposite ends of the city, know the neighborhoods well, and am comfortable with them and the values they demand.An advantage I have in this transaction is that I will more than likely use a first time home buyer rate and only 5% down payment incentive program.

Search the US Census, Bureau of Labor Statistics, City Data.com, Local Chamber of Commerce, city and county economic development depts.