There are some differences in zoning laws but the methods of finding out about the zoning is the same in each, the methods of going before the planning, zoning, and select boards is the same.

Have your writing methods changed since you left school? 

Turnkey is a purchase method, nothing more.

Plus, the turnover tends to be every two years which fits very nicely with natural rent cost increases.

"Forced appreciation" is an excellent method to build a "buy and hold" portfolio.

Too bad they acknowledge it in a footnote rather than in the body of the "story".At worst having your name forged on a deed or mortgage is an inconvenience, however I understand that to the uninformed and misinformed it can be frightening, a fear made worse by things like the FBI "story".Having worked on many title insurance claims over thirty years that involved forged deeds and mortgages, and having consulted on even more, it's with some experience I can state that I have never seen someone lose title to real property or be forced to pay a mortgage they didn't create or benefit from, because of a forgery and I really wish the fairy tale would die a natural death.  

Does anyone on here have experience with remotely investing with either of those methods? 

One of my places has natural gas.

One source of cities to avoid is Neighborhood Scout's 100 most dangerous cities.Disaster Risk - Some parts of the country suffer frequent natural disasters.

natural disaster/local emergency etc....would point to the sec of the lease that talks about that and not provide compensation.