I would either shut up and pay the fine and fix the fence or be on a plane looking at my rentals.

Nothing says "shut up and take my money" like not having to put up hurricane shutters and having UPS power (read: air conditioning).

I'd look at properties that would work well for "entire space" listings - close to sites and attractions, safe area, bars/restaurants nearby, etc.I expect once our AirBNB listing becomes more seasoned, we'll be clearing our mortgage by well over $1,000/mth - providing more cash to fund future real estate deals.

The SEC started going after iFunding, and ended up causing them to shut down (because they did not feel they could offer new loans, so they had no money to service loans).

I have seen people, making big investments in Anaheim and more recently in Palm Spring, being forced to shut down and sell.

Redlands is a cool old town with lots of restaurants and coffee shops that could work... and of course it doesn't need to be in Redlands.

There are a number of abandoned multifamily apartment communities in Memphis that were shut down due to the high crime and difficult tenant base.

(I would like to think the Title company would catch this but, if water is in Tenants names you need to ensure they have not racked up an unpaid balance, because this is the one utility that will not follow the Tenant and will instead stick to the property, like I said I'm sure the title company should catch this but never hurts to be sure otherwise you may be facing the option of paying an extremely high water bill or having the water shut off.) - This may also be a question for your Title company first.In your inspection contingency  you would like to review most of the above during that time, can it be provided for your review then?

My friends look at me funny when I order the KC style ribs at the restaurant locally.

I learned what a tip guard is... and it's not something waiters wear in a restaurant.