Holy cow you get murdered on SM..

Don't murder seller to steal his house, don't get him sign a Deed and steal his house without paying him what you agreed to, don't assign non-existent contract to investor , take his money in cash and run away.

They solved the mystery of the Creature from Jekyll Island! 

Maybe this is a Milwaukee thing, but we have a lot who are either not good, cringeworthy to listen or outright dangerous, many of them with 5 star reviews on Google, which is a mystery to me

You do have to be aware of cultural differences and other challenges:- In other countries, workers ALWAYS take their birthdays off- You should inquire about & respect local holidays- Timezone differences of more than 2-4 hours, can lead to mysterious "sick" days.

You are just starting out. you want to invest out of state, not locally.You want to skirt/evade the law.You want to engage in a rent model that requires a hands on referee at all times, remotely.You want a rent model that has strangers living with each other, raping/murdering/stealing from/harassing each other, without any ability to intervene.  

And 13,000 murderers admitted with no trace of where they've gone.

And has been said many times before, there's no mystery to Sub2's or wholesaling.

If I remember correctly a couple of murders and maybe a couple of big trafficking cases.I think I would pick one of the smaller towns around Plano that might be more friendly or even embrace it.

It will be no mystery why you're having the conversation though (hah!)