However, I seems like you’re more concerned about getting some VALUE from this, like any investment.First attorney I consulted with (over 40 years ago) wasted my time and money and taught me nothing except that he was ignorant about topics I wanted answers to. 

If you want to invest out of state you need to actually learn a market and build a team.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1137397-balti...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1160450-run-i...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1201707-drown...

Books are a great way to learn about topics and how to generally do things but the real education is going to be in the field. 

When it comes to criminal history, that is not a protected class... yet. . . .FYI -- I don't know if this topic has been discussed elsewhere on BiggerPockets, but Seattle has moved forward with an ordinance and a lawsuit has been filed by landlords. 

I work with plenty of out-of-state investors who are seeing great success here in Ohio.Read this article on the "core 4".

Read the Tom's article, they are pretty solid when it comes to tech reviews.

In most cases, neither is warranted.Warning: I am not an attorney, and this can be a complicated topic.

Here are some BP topics on this: https://www.biggerpockets.com/search/topics?

On point #4 I was surprised by this article I read today about older workers in the work force.https://www.seattletimes.com/explore/careers/older-workers-a...

I could not find any indication this is law, and I'm still finding recently-written articles about what to do when your HELOC balloon payment comes due. https://www.lendingtree.com/ho...