Why do you think purchase contracts are so long and have such small print?

I personally think you can, and if the former owner redeems, they get cutover timber land.

I am thinking about updating my lease to prevent tenants from displaying Democratic Posters of any one running for elected office that champions ideas such as Rent Control, Gun Control or other anti-landlord ideologies.

@Manuel A Zuaznabarunderstand it's expensive / high barrier of entry but the midwest comes with issues tooi think it's worth itwhat you don't want to do is buy a random property that looks great and then start sinking tens of thousands into itlike these folkshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/963/topics/1195280-expe...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1160450-run-i...

I personally think out-of-state investing is a top choice because you can invest in any market, selecting the ones that you believe are seeing the most growth, and do it from anywhere.

I think you may want to look into areas out of state, where rents are strong and prices are lower. 

Here's a few things to think about to help your decision.1. 

It looks like this company:https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/philadelphia/press-releases/2011/loan-processors-sentenced-in-mortgage-fraud-scheme

I'm thinking of signing up for Pro (mostly for tools / calculators) and also checking out other rental calculators online.

As such I dont think it adds much value other than to meet some fellow investors..