Don't drive a new car to town; we have some of the best body and mechanics in Texas - in chop shops.Ah, just kidding. 

Wow, your body's thermostat is tuned really low :-)Yes a 'newer' cooling system can make the indoor air 68d when it is over 100 outside.

Yeah, 1031's can be confusing until you get the hang of them.

Next I think I'll read Brandon Turner's "The Book on Rental Property Investing" as that seems like what I'm drawn to initially.Beyond that, I'm focusing on:-Scanning/reading any posts that catch my fancy-Keeping an ongoing notebook of things I want to dive into further-Reaching out/making local connections (KC area)-Discovering if there are any clubs/meet-ups/groups I should joinI think with that, my path will start to take shape.

If your properties under management are generating steady income for you close to or even exceeding your initial expectation, yet you scan the work orders and find more fat that can be trimmed which would yield even more profit.

It will likely be more difficult to rent to a able-bodied tenants and much easier to rent to disabled tenants, possibly at a premium since it is (almost) ready to go.

So if anyone happens to know where that threshold is or where to look...like MD law, codes, statues, regulatory body, etc.

Any body can refer me to an excellent RE mentor?

The white body and black trim was/is popular in SoCal...

One of the things he championed was the use of religious bodies for that purpose, something no Marxist would have permitted.