For example, is there a local building society that typically tracks this info, or does it require calling carpenters, local planning departments etc?

@Charlie MacPherson Thanks for the encouragement and it sounds like your fix and flip is going extraordinarily well!

Now though, its gotten messy with"new management" and the building inspector is encouraging me to please buy it.  

I just got an email from the husband mentioning his work schedule was changed and he wondered if it would be ok that just his wife did the walk-through.Not to be so conservative, but in today's litigious society, I feel a bit at risk with only myself and the female spouse doing the walk-through without the husband present.I'm sure I'm not the only one to face this dilemma.What is your experience BP?

If you are really interested in decentralized organizations (like blockchains), there is a book out there I would recommend that is called "The Spider and the Starfish" that discusses the power, adaptability, and resiliency of decentralized organizations in our society.

So I'd first encourage you to make sure you really understand your own goals, and then your own interest in how much work you put into an investment property, and then decide between the two options from there.There are lots of ways to find the good turnkey folks.

I do appreciate the words of encouragement tho, hope to do business with you someday. 

Account Closed I like that idea.Your job then, is to encourage her to be wise with her money. 

Knowing that an experienced person is advising within the lines of the thoughts I was having myself is very encouraging and motivating.

If there are any moral issues at all it is on the part of tenants withholding rent money and the government regulations encouraging the behaviour.I have no moral issue regarding how I, as a landlord, treat a non paying tenant.