As always, speak to a lawyer. 

If you need the lawyer's name let me know.So now I'm sitting on owning an empty lot and still making loan payments.

Being both a lawyer (e.g., privileged communication) and Youngstowner (where omerta is still a thing), I sometimes learn things I cannot discuss.

In general, would you recommend getting a lawyer in the area where the LLC is registered?

If a realtor comes to me and shows me a deal I havent heard about yet then I would be happy to have them represent me.

It might be worth talking to a lawyer but not sure if it's small claims or worth it.Also, you might already have all of these things but for future prevention:- smart thermostat (so you receive alerts when the inside temperature dips below whatever preset you have)- Minut (or similar device) would also alert you to the inside (and outside) temperatures; for example, I have 2 devices inside the house and outside on the hot tub deck.

Spent an hour talking to the Land Use Services Division Chief and a representative from Code Administration.

Both miss a whole lot of logic that needs to be there in order to represent the full scope of the picture.

If you're investing in real estate out of your home state don't you have, at minimum, a Realtor, Contractor, Property Manager, Lawyer, etc. in the state where you're looking to create a local presence?

Turns out the developer didn't fix some underground pipe and it took years and lots of $$ for lawyer's fees to get things fixed.