If so this “income” will likely cause our health insurance to skyrocket.

Used to be Trane company and Heileman's brewery, now it is health care...I think Mayo clinic for major employers.

Yes, Question 1 Healthy Homes did pass and supposedly goes into effect September 1s.Currently, in Kansas City, all rental property and vacant property must be registered with the city and now once the new ordinance starts all rental units must be registered with the health department. 

She never offers advice or suggestions how to structure my entities to reduce taxes or even open retirement accounts / health accounts.

@Nicholas Jose  some areas also have emergency mental health numbers to call for a response. 

Absolutely require the seller to provide a clean bill of health for the system.  

I would imagine it's not only a losing proposition financially, but also a health and safety issue for their staff.

You pay title escrow transfer taxes and $996 processing, usually there are impounds required.Property has to meet health and safety codes.

For sewer, if there are no sanitary sewer lines, which is common in the country, you will need to have the county health department come and test the soil for a "perc test" that will tell you if your soil is suitable for leach fields that will slowly decontaminate wastewater from your home.

Another point to consider is we have power outages so a generator is a must or near must depending on your health and level of comfort you expect- summer can get to 105F plus humidity.