Ideally, you can just non-renew his lease and get a non-smoker in there, but I don't get the impression you want to be that aggressive yet.

There are some minor solar equipment differences, specifically with the inverter, if you intend to add batteries now or laterIf a solar system is properly engineered, snow is a non-issue.

Any particular reason why you chose to invest in Asheville and not Mecklenburg county (Charlotte area)?

@Andrew Postell With this being a commercial property, and non-residential, I'm unable to get a 30 year or even 25 year fixed rate mortgage, at least from what I've found and heard from others.

Using, public records are available for search, particularly when properties change hands.I don't know much about Edina, but googling for info. it directed me to: Hennepin property recordsThen you enter lot numbers what you are looking for.

I handled everything on my own (by that I mean I didn't use a PM or Attorney, not went there with a baseball bat to threaten him), and worked directly with Sheriff's dept to evict a non paying, very late paying tenant.  

In todays market, and in the particular niche that we focus on which is class B stabilized multifamily with value add fundamentals, an enticing deal for investors is one where they can expect to nearly double their investment in 5 years and get cash flow  (8-10% yearly avg) from day one. 

Any ideas on what I should be looking for in a property, particularly in Spring, Texas?

You stated it was non transferable.

@Scott EdwardsI think part of the reason this isn't usually taken into direct account is everybody's tax situation, bracket, etc. is different, so it's very difficult to estimate how owning a particular property will impact their tax liability for the year.With that being said, it's a definite benefit of owning real estate and more sophisticated rental property calculators do show the tax benefits (like depreciation and mortgage interest deductions).