Rooming houses operate differently here where you don't have to go to court to evict. 

As explained by California’s Supreme Court in Tyrone v.

The next buyer brought in an engineer who had over 20 years experience with older residential homes in Denver and said, "yeah, it's not perfect and certainly not to current code but it will likely continue to function as it has for the past 80 years."

I'm currently looking into the Columbus area but after I contacted the clerk of courts and emailed someone in charge they, I never received a response on where to see a list of these properties.

In my opinion, you want something that will protect you, but is also understandable for everyone signing.Keep in mind that at the end of the day, here in Illinois, the state is generally contractor-friendly in the court of law, so making sure you document everything clearly with payment will protect you against any potential mechanics liens.We have had several projects that did not go perfectly here in Chicago because we overpromised and didn't keep tight enough documentation. 

@David Cianci I agree with I answered a similar question in forum here and referenced court cases.

So even if you pick a state with stronger protections like WY or NV, the cause of action arose in the state where the tenant fell, so likely that the court where the accident happened would have jurisdiction.

According to their experiences with legal cases, they want to be able to defend the property owner in court, and one way they mentioned is by not providing alcohol.

Hubspot is good because the basic functions are free.

Most of my screening comes from gumshoing social media, web court searches and following up on references.