My wife and I are a little concerned that the 'pin-hole leak' problem is going to persist, and may already be more widespread than we know... and the relatively relaxed posture our land-lord has maintained is additionally worrisome.  

¯\_(ツ)_/¯On a somewhat related note, here's a link to good article by @Brandon Hall that you may want to check out.

I purchased a whole bunch of real estate books to learn all the basics so I can engage intelligently in real estate related conversations and plan to join a local meetup group today. 

A lot of forum members are very knowledgeable in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.The site has quite a few tools that can be helpful for new members.

Most of the properties I'm looking at are in relatively good condition (i.e.

(Also do not fund a Roth this year, and ask a friend or relative for "gift money" now.)Buy a house for less than $275,000!

I would like to begin by inviting any other investors, agents, brokers, lenders, etc. to offer up any relevant experience they might have had in the past 3 years that relates to BRRRRs, Flips, Rentals, Wholesaling, etc. or just a shout-out that you are my neighbor and have like interests in RE. 

A lot of forum members are very knowledgeable in their respective fields related to real estate investing, whether that is real estate sales, wholesaling, flipping, rentals, lending, self-directed IRA and Solo 401k investing, or tax and legal guidance.

I would rather spend the relatively insignificant (in the grand scheme of things) money on the attorney to tell me I'm good to go, than have things go south a few years in and have regulatory authorities on your case.

Anything not related to my question or situation is not necessary.