this is in our lease regarding prohibited conduct, aka violation of the lease, "criminal conduct, regardless of whether or where arrest or conviction occurs, including but not limited to: manufacturing, delivering, or possessing a controlled substance or drug paraphernalia; engaging in or threatening violence; possessing a weapon prohibited by law; discharging a firearm in the apartment community; or, except when allowed by law, displaying or possessing a gun, knife, or other weapon in the common area, or in a way that may alarm others"I'm no lawyer but the person who wrote this lease is a lawyer, "regardless of whether or where arrest or conviction occurs" leads me to believe that suspicion of illegal activity is enough.

If you cannot dedicate the time needed to run the investments, hire a reputable property manager. 

I live in a very rural area in the northeast and most of the markets within an hour of me are primarily class C and D neighborhoods with reputations for drug and crime problems (as well as my own hometown unfortunately) so I will probably look to long-distance investing as I get started.

Also, Rivian is a new electric car manufacturer that is setting up in the old Mitsubishi factory in Normal.

They have made it clear to me that they refer to me because they are comfortable/confident that I will take good care of the client which reflects better back on them, keeping their reputation strong and earning them real estate referrals from the client if they end up happy with the whole experience (which is much more valuable to them than a few hundred bucks from me). 

I figure that almost all of our flooring is made in China anyway, so I'm wondering if I can cut out the various middlemen and buy directly from the manufacturer. 

-no reputable contractor is going to be willing to put a penalty in a contract with a brand new investor working on their first project. 

We will choose our general contractor based upon reputation, references from my own commercial construction contacts (I have held a LA State - Building Construction license since 2001), their solvency, then finally their proposed bid.

The numbers I'll provide are just an example of a random heat pump, and the actual performance can vary slightly depending on the manufacturer, design, and the components they are combined with.

I know that LH’s get a bad reputation, but with the leasehold till 2050, that’s 25 years of possible excellent cash flow, It’s attractive to me to invest in from that perspective alone.