You can also push the noise violations or that the smoking is disturbing the health of other occupants.My real question: did you see this "contract" before closing and accept it? 

The septic company should have a record of how often and when the last pumps and the health dept should have record of when it was installed. 

I am not completely risk adverse, but I certainly don't want to invest in an area where I will have to deal with high levels of eviction, poor tenants, etc. 

In all of those situations with a contractor you'd expect (I hope) that the work would have some sort of guarantee, or if the job is done poorly that the reimbursement would fit the quality.

Don’t forget to factor in for health benefits, self-employment tax, etc. the bank will definitely adjust your contract salary to make apples to apples comparison.

A poor return indeed!

Many landlords have excuses for doing this but it is extremely poor training to have tenants expect their landlord to be at their beck and call.

Property manager has finally gotten a judgement (I found out from the court), however throughout the process (since Jan) communication has been very poor, infact non-existent with the PM. 

For someone who is dishonest and treats people poorly, it's probably not worth it.

I have a rental available and was contacted by a New Jersey (NJ) organization called Bridgeway Community Partners in Mental Health aka Bridgeway Rehabilitation Services.It sounds like they send out their own inspector to ensure habitability of the property and then they pay for security deposit and monthly rent until tenant gets on their feet.