When contract's (agreement's) are governed by, the law, violating an agreement (breach of contract) would be an unlawful act, would it not? 

For various reasons, the US government wants to understand the "beneficial ownership" of certain businesses.

Without population growth, your rental income will lag behind inflation, requiring you to find additional sources of income.How long your rental income lasts depends on the job growth in the investment city.Non-government jobs are inherently temporary.

Other international markets may be too opaque for me, and I'm definitely going to invest in China as it's not possible to even have more than one property in your own name (to the best of my knowledge) and the local government can find many ways to screw you over if they wish to.

Whether we agree with these items or not, the following are inflationary government policies: stimulus, student debt relief, tariffs, increased child tax credits, limited immigration, and big government deficit spending.

We rarely have time to discuss it, but we want to build wealth in a way that allows us to potentially work together, get out of corporate, and move to a forever home in another state in ten years when there are no longer any parenting plans governing us.

Furthermore, California has a very anti-landlord and anti-real estate investor government that can cause you all sorts of other problems as well. 

Beside the government regulation and insurance shutting down certain markets, STR industry will continuously grow.

If not, then you really need a strong legal structure stating how these properties will be governed going forward, including management, tenant selection, capital expenses, etc.

The person has failed to pay rent after a valid notice to quit and notice of increase of said rent, provided the increase in rent is not unconscionable and complies with any and all other laws or municipal ordinances governing rent increases.")