I am an adjuster who is retained by insurance companies and I actively protect my clients' interests.

does the sewer main run underneath paved driveways/walkways/retaining walls/landscaping features, or anything else that makes access more difficult?

I come from a finance background and was able to thoroughly analyze the risk reward of all my options (including retaining my 401K)2.

Again, you own properties that will continue to appreciate in equity and continue to increase cash flow.Nothing is stopping you from adding to your portfolio of properties in a new location while holding the ones you have, this diversification is safe as you retain what you have while seeing what you can develop elsewhere, worse case is you still own what you have now, best case is over time you prove your current theory correct and then begin transitioning. 

You may have to step the foundation and create retaining walls. 

http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/dashcam-shows-co...And, someone who wishes to do you harm isn't going to signal their intentions and let you reach into your purse or in your jacket and draw your weapon.  

At one point I thought I was going to have to use a retaining wall.Here is the finished grade viewed from the rear yard.Here we are installing electric heated floors under ceramic tile.  

Would a crappy car signal to the tenant they shouldn’t have to worry about keeping their unit super clean because the landlord is in a raggedy car?

., the CRA will want a delta between the taxes paid to the IRS and his marginal tax rate in Canada.This is one of the reasons it is sometimes preferable to hold property - or, in the case of Wholesaling, inventory - in a U.S.A. incorporated entity ... to have some control over when retained earnings are repatriated.

I guess I was thinking along the lines of a retainer you would pay to a lawyer and apply that concept to real estate.