Regulations with asbestos and lead are in place and its worth having a licensed contractor address the issue particularly from a liability standpoint.

However, many of the newer "institutional" lenders are requiring minimum FICO scores (630) to fund a loan because it was a condition of their Regulation A+ capital-raising documents. 2. 

A quick search leads me to believe that SC doesn't have their own lead laws (they might, so OP needs to check), but the EPA laws will still apply and can carry huge fines if violated. http://www.epa.gov/lead/lead-regulations#paint It's irrelevant if you agree with the laws or don't agree with them, you still have to follow them.

Education is so much better than regulation in every aspect of every field.

The County is meeting to review all STR operating rules and regulations.

I prefer to purchase in a high rate environment.

Going East outside of San Diego to Imperial County is a fairly long drive with harsh environment and smaller cities with a different tenant class. 

We are experiencing solid job growth as the politics have created a favorable tax environment for companies to move to AZ from states like California.

Since the school is trying to expand, I wonder how the city is going to change regulations to accommodate the additional students. 

If a property is owned by your IRA you cannot personally benefit in any way or you have created a prohibited transaction by IRS regulations.