If there is no active lease agreement, and again depending on state regulations, send them a notice to vacate.I do not ever permit smoking in my rentals, it is one of the most costly and time consuming tenant habit to mitigate.Feel free to connect - hope all goes well!

If you have legitimate self employment activity then you may qualify for a Solo401k which has many benefits the SDIRA does not. 

it’s just weed, long as they paying the rent on time. blaze up. it’s a part of business, i don’t mind it. if it was something else, i would be highly concerned. like you have to vacate concerns. 

I am happy to shoot you a PM with some Chicago insurance referrals...I also know @Jason Bolt here in BP is active in that space.I think the better question besides cost is are you properly protected. 

What problems you face for tracking time spent on RE activities? 

Cali and Florida are states to break into after:1) You've made some money2) You've gained some experience You are absolutely right, my mind has been telling me this for long.

Keep in mind most of the tenants would be immigrants who may or may not speak English.Honestly, these seem like a total headache and I can understand why these sellers want to sell.

Keep in mind that for the first year the only income stream I have is about $1000 a month from disability.

I've been looking at 3 bed/1bath and 2 bed/1bath comparables through zillow, redfin, rentometer, and rentcast, but have seen many listings active on the market for 1 month+

Without question the Pandemic fueled activity and mortgage rates drove investment and inventory of STR's and vacation rentals for rent up in many destination markets.