Agreed that california may not be the best place for this kind of business with stringent laws and all, but what's the guarantee that similar stringent laws may not come up in future in currently liberal places?

What metric do you use to measure the class of the neighborhood? 

Certainly abating the friction surfaces are a prudent measure to minimize future costs.  

If so, by what measure? 

Maybe some sort of a meter exists that can measure how much energy is being emitted to each zone. 

The one with the lowest cost per result is the channel to go with.Some investors go crazy with segmenting and split by customer type such as probate, foreclosure, divorce, etc.You can only manage what you measure! 

This property is in the Atlanta Metro area and yes, the outer rural counties are less stringent about many things.

In the short term rents fluctuate, long term they rise due to inflation, scarcity of land, etc.One measure of property that is rarely talked about is what would this property look like as an investment if I had to lower the price to break even, would there be a demand for it? 

If so, how does this measure up to your investment standards?

Besides cash, are here any other precautionary measures you'd take to be in the best position possible?