Originally posted by Jon Klaus:Why Americans Won't Do Dirty Jobshttp://www.businessweek.com/magazine/why-americans-wont-do-dirty-jobs-11092011.htmlThat is a pretty interesting article and its title does not do it justice.

What's more, this punishes crime more than any justice system could, because illicitly attained gains would be subject to tax at the same levels that legal profits would be, removing a large part of the incentive for the illegal activity.

No renters insurance policy HO4 policy that I know of will cover arson related losses.Restitution for property owners and resident's personal property is realized through the criminal justice system.

But until that day, accept this justice as a gift on my daughter's wedding day."

Complaints to the city that brought out an inspector, who tried to enter on Nov. 17, failed and never returned.In such cases, said Robert Weisberg, a Stanford law professor and co-director of the school’s Criminal Justice Center, someone responsible for the property can be convicted of involuntary manslaughter if “a reasonable person under the circumstances would have realized there was some high probability of death.”I'm not going to post the entire article, but it has a decent summary of what it takes for a landlord to expose themselves to criminal prosecution. 

7914 W.82nd ave,Justice ,IL 60458, Justice, ILLINOIS 60458MLS number: 08246034.6 Flat with 1/4 bedroom Basement Apt or Studio Monthly Income:Monthly Expenses:Monthly Cash Flow:Pro Forma Cap Rate:$4,300.00$4,961.40-$661.403.36%NOITotal Cash NeededCash on Cash ROIPurchase Cap Rate$16,800.00$116,000.00-6.84%3.50%Property InformationMLS Number: 08246034Purchase Price:$480,000.00Purchase Closing Costs:$5,000.00Estimated Repair Costs:$15,000.00Total Cost of Project:$500,000.00After Repair Value$500,000.00Property Description6 Flat with 1/4 bedroom Basement Apt or StudioDown Payment:$96,000.00Loan Amount:$384,000.00Loan Points:$0.00Loan Fees:Amortized Over:30 yearsLoan Interest Rate:5.000%Monthly P&I:$2,061.40IncomeRent$4,100.00Other$200.00Total$4,300.00ExpensesVacancy$215.00 (5%)Repairs$215.00 (5%)CapEx$430.00 (10%)Electricity$40.00 (1%)Water & Sewer$215.00 (5%)Garbage$107.00 (2%)HOA$267.00 (6%)Insurance$170.00 (4%)P&I$2,061.40 (48%)Property Taxes$1,152.00 (27%)Misc$89.00 (2%)Total$4,961.40 (115%)Buy & Hold Analysis - 03/02/17 02:01:00PM Page 1 of 3Calculations based on a 31-day month.

As a Buy and Hold Investor your looking for income (Cash Flow is King) not appreciation (Just Icing on the Cake).  

“Because of widespread racial and ethnic disparities in the US criminal justice system,” HUD’s new guidelines read, “criminal history-based restrictions on access to housing are likely disproportionately to burden African-Americans and Hispanics. . . .

It's too easy for someone to take your money over some frivolous thing, all aided by the liberal justice system (take from those who earned it and give it to those who didn't, for BS things).

All states have "courts at law" and "courts of equity" which is in seeking justice rather than points of law.