There's all kinds of e-signing services these days like Docusign and it seems the same in principle, but just curious as there seems to be so much minutiae with respect to real estate laws.

Make sure to respect tenants' privacy and give them all the proper notices before you enter the property to do repairs, inspections, etc.  

I respect that and encourage you to keep doing so.

Most landlords are hard workers and will respect a person who works as hard as they do, without freaking out about cleaning nasty apartments.  

Again, you touched on this with respect to foreign investment and 1031 exchanges and @Jay Hinrichs mentioned safe havens.

.), and I always make sure a sample deed which is "substantially similar in all material respects to that which will be conveyed" is attached to the contract.

Generally, well-kept homes will usually lead to tenants that respect your property and want to live there long term, if the property looks like trash it's going to get treated like trash. 

It is also a somewhat complicated matter with respect to eligibility to take such a distribution and the process of regaining taxes paid with amended returns if the funds are returned to the IRA within the allowed three year window.  

Hello, i recently became aware of a good deal in my area, but the building encroaches on the sidewalk and is not respecting current regulations in that regard. am i at risk for being forced to demolish this building, if i buy the property?

Respectfully, I completely disagree with what Russell wrote.