This is more about health and safety, in which both state and federal governments have broad authority supported by Supreme Court precedent. 

She is in her early 70's, is in wonderful health, has a W2 job that shows income of $350k/yr before deductions.

For example, I was homeless and my boyfriend was scared of "buying high". 

Might be an opportunity there if you can solve whatever problem everyone else is scared of.  

Most LL's don't work under that statute if they can help it.  92.055 requires notice sent to the local health authority and T, but can only take possession if there's a provision in the lease that allows. 

I am planning to do buy and hold (brrrr), but not in MA, as high property taxes and tenant friendly laws scare me.

And no they don't "all work".It seems people are too scared to talk truth.Being polite is great but NEVER at the expense of wrong info."

COVID is not comparable to the pain caused by our national health problem, heart disease.

Cigar shop if smoking can cause huge issues with filtration leeching into other tenants units.That tenant might also not be a good match for the center if other tenants are more health related as might be off putting to existing tenants customers.Existing tenants that have been there awhile and paying are more stable cash flow then new tenant coming in typically because they have no history of performing at that location. 

I am looking to get started inIllinois or Michigan, but am not limited to location (I lived in 30cities before I turned 30, so zip codes don’t scare me).I am a bit of asponge with information, and love to network.