I'm an investor, probably more so than 99% of this board, and if you had a clue you'd see I'm actually more anti-agent then the next guy. 

City of Hagerstown is pretty anti-landlord, so many only invest outside the city limits there.

If i decide yes, how can i lock myself down in addition to security systems, cameras, legal self defense, and anti-theft door/window stoppers?

Remove the draconian anti-landlord legislation and I think you could see a return of many landlords and SFR's in particular.  11000 landlords quit Seattle in 2022, this is the number that has not renewed their rental registration.

Someone who is good at sales and marketing can make a few deals quick, but then the buyers they sold to hate them because their numbers were off or they lied and the sellers catch wind of it.I am not as anti-wholesale as many, but I am anti-lying and deceiving which is what a lot of them do.

Some localities have anti 3x laws ( Cook county Illinois?

I'm not anti-technology.

Maybe best to wait to see whether Berkeley's brain damaged voters pass anti homeowner ballot measures. 

When the California legislature passed tougher anti-crime laws in the 2000s, the legislators knew they wouldn't work (based on Justice Department statistics), but elected officials have to do what the voters want if they want to keep their jobs (assuming the Supreme Court is OK with the legislation).I believe each person is an individual and should be treated as such.

The stove doesn't have the anti-tip bracket.