Luke, I have limited knowledge of Dayton, but based on google street view, your risks are fairly real.Property to right is poorly kept and to left is a tow yard/car shop.  

Own seven of twelve commercial condo units at this shopping center comprising about 67% of total square footage.

Here's the dilemma: there are PLENTY of other municipalities in KC metro to shop, and so far, my strategy is to avoid KCMO proper (it's always been tenant friendly since I started following a decade ago, but created a whole new dept in the wake of affordability crisis-- see this press release from earlier this year).

So do the donut shop owners or an early morning trip to Starbucks. 

Do you want to be near shopping, restaurants, and amenities? 

Failing that, stay in your Blue state and just get smart, hunker down, lawyer up, and play the game to win.

Also, if I start shopping insurance - -does it make any price difference if I go to the same agency for 2 homes versus 1 home?

@Naomi Moore the bottom line is that you should not be throwing everything you have into a new venture even if you have all of the book smarts in the world.

We also asked for her email and her sister said she could not find or remember what her email address was even though the tenant in question has a smart phone.

I'm going to digital entry (four students, they lose keys a LOT) and smart home features (like turning off the HVAC when doors and windows are open because students are apparently idiots and do, in fact, air condition the whole darn neighborhood), plus a few exterior cameras.