As far as neighborhoods to avoid, I would steer clear of McKeesport, Aliquippa, and McKees Rocks.

He wants landlord to take care of this matter by using rocks to cover the ground. 

Make sure you get a rock solid lease in place even if it is just for 30 days.

Power stripped 60 years of paint from the floor-to-ceiling river rock fire place.

We focus on nature areas that draw tourists in, so we haven't seen any major changes from STR to LTR.

If you know that it was personal but deduct it as business - it IS... pick your favorite word:- cheating- stealing- theft- fraudJust because it's unlikely to get caught does not change its nature. 

I have heard a lot of investors investing out of state like Ohio, Memphis, Texas, Seattle, etc, but rarely they say they have apartments and anything similar in nature, in California.

In fact, only 0.75 acre of it can be used - the rest contains of steep hills, cliffs, heavy rocks - no way that can be used for anything (I was fully aware of that).

Not sure if this applies to you but if you are planning on building lots of units it could be a natural fit. 

This is so abusive and extortionist in nature, and so disconnected from any sense of reality I'd really have to question the general intelligence of the persons presenting such.