I would also want to know the landlords age of the roof, type of exterior and street lighting, any website promoting the center, what type of sign at the road and if you get a slot for visibility, what type of sign you can put on the building itself above your space, age of the parking lot, etc.

The beginning of each meeting, investors promote properties.  

I had a property manager that ended up being a crook/scammer (cost me about $10k), I had a tenant that I had screened well abandon a unit (arrested for felony), another tenant abandon a unit and has bounced rent checks (attempting to collect, owes $5k), and another tenant suddenly had to vacate due to health problems. 

In addition to an income stream, it is health insurance for my family, and perceived "lender-stability".

Sponsors have been performing well because well look at the US economy since 2009...My question is, how much impact does the health of the overall economy have on the performance of sponsors, developers or real estate debt and equity investment firms?

This will handle the problem with your PM.The Tenants won't be so easy to evict because they have legitimate requests: health issues means safety.

) in order to save close to 50% after my promotion ($1500/mo)No debt, $500 emergency fund.

He is the one you should contact, but he is not allowed to promote himself directly to you.

I have several concerns:1) Right now the property is not safe to live in (there is potential and precedent for sewage flowing IN to the unit) and I'm concerned about health and sanitation issues. 2) There is no lease currently in effect.

I'm actually on the consumer side of VRBO at the moment and certainly appreciate the quality of folks that use it to promote their VR.