Standard of Practice 1-3REALTORS®, in attempting to secure a listing, shall not deliberately mislead the owner as to market value.

So I'd make the case that passive investing needs to be devoid of contemplation or deliberation of how said investment is faring or whether or not it's being tended to.

It sounds like you have a good foundation already and that you understand the importance of being deliberate in your approach - kudos!

However, after much deliberation I have decided to pursue all of my focus on rental properties.

For example, if you were suing on mold that you discovered in the property, you should get a real estate attorney and have him or her prepare an affidavit that a mold remediation expert can put forward about the damages the mold caused in the property and why the previous owner knew, should have known or was deliberately unaware of the mold to your detriment.My state also allows attorneys fees on improper disclosure, meaning you can go really hard on these sorts of actions if you're going to recover, because the attorney can get paid $10,000 of attorneys' fees even if your recovery is only $4,000, for example. 

The Parties acknowledge and agree that any misrepresentation or deliberate omission of fact that would induce Bank of America, an Investor or a Mortgage Insurer to agree to the terms of a short payoff that would not have been approved had all facts been known, constitutes Short Sale Fraud and may subject the responsible Party to civil and/or criminal liability.12.

JacksonvilleI'm starting my journey with RE and I want to be careful and deliberate with my first buy.

In the mean time we were concerned about her antics as this was also our business, and she was making deliberate attempts to interfere...shutting off power and water to the arenas and barns.

When the prospectus is deliberately worded to be conservative for income, why would it be a red flag to state that we can outperform it?  

Not deliberately or negligently destroy, deface, damage, impair or remove any part of the premises or permit any person to do so; and shall not engage in any illegal conduct on the premises; and Act and require other invited guests on the premises, to act in a manner that will not disturb the neighbors’ peaceful enjoyment of the premises.