I think this might be a better choice that doing metal bars on the windows for the most basic reason it looks better.

Everyone's walking around just looking for a reason to play victim.

Without getting too many more details that is probably one of the reasons why.

But to say "I want to own rental property" but then give every reason in the book as to why you DONT want to own rental property isn't helpful. 

@Brandon Motuk one reason there is no one resource for this information is the rules vary so much from state to state.

“We feel good about the business.”According to the China Financial Weekly, GEA’s net income in China has increased 80 percent since Haier acquired the company, and its revenue increased 11 percent during the first half of this year.According to: https://thinkkentucky.com/kyedc/pdfs/100jobs.pdf adding just 270 manufacturing jobs to should add nearly $30 million value added.This knowledge should make a compelling case for investing in Louisville, as if we need more reasons! 

The statute says, "As used herein, "preservation improvements" shall mean improvements made to preserve the property by properly keeping it in repair for its proper and reasonable use, having due regard for the kind and character of the property at the time of sale." 

You can reasonably expect around 2% for loan costs, plus title / attorney cost of another couple hundred bucks. 

A more specific example is if a private investor had 135K in the deal for me to obtain the property, and I made a monthly payment to that investor for 12 months with the intent to cash out refi and pay the remainder of the 135k plus reasonable ROI... does this seem typical or is it all based on investor objective?

If you lived in it for 1 year and have to move for job related reasons you'll still get 50% of the gain up to those $250/$500K limits.Take the money off the table and look to your next acquisition close to where you're going to reside as you get to know that market.