Federal Government is in 22 trillion dollars of debt adding 4 billion a day.     

As far as Kansas goes, here's some information covering the governing law: (Kansas Open Records: K.S.A. 45-230.

Various states have laws governing these things to do your research.In the end, this is the easiest way to get utilities to be paid by the resident. 

@Jonathan Schwartz  For 1-4 family properties with government backed loans (FHA, VA) you cannot be within 300' of a gas station or any fuel storage facility.A 12 unit is obviously going to require a commercial loan. 

I actually prefer to leave them as the titled owner because there are no property taxes as government entities cannot be charged taxes.

We are last in first out of any bubble because of our huge government and university job base. 

As the others here mentioned before, it's critical to check with the local planning commission and city/county governing bodies.  

I am not focused on Vegas right now but here are the things to look for when choosing an area/city to invest in:projected job growth rate of foreclosure filings is the city government investor-friendly?

We're in scary times where the government is making it very difficult to do business here

A government subsidized tenant in 1 or 2 units = win.