Ignorance of the law is not an excuse in courts of law.Please elaborate more on your business and let the BP community help guide you.  

You could use property values loosely as a guide to help but I wouldn't rely heavily on that. 

Here are a few recommendations for you:Find and connect with other BP members that are in your area: http://www.biggerpockets.com/meet Set up keyword alerts to be notified of the topics that interest you: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts Read Beginner’s Guide: http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing Check out BP Podcasts: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/category/podcast/ If you wish to tag someone in the conversation on the forum, type @ followed by their name and then select that person below.

Fill in the foundation below.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthere Check out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.Check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice.

They cover pretty much anything you can think of from: financing, property managers, finding tenants, etc.There is not a day which passes where I don't learn something from a podcast.Save your money and read the how to guides as well.

I'm currently reading The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing at http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing/.

I would attempt to turn this around to your way of doing things and guide the tenants in making that transition.

The best thing to do is start at the learning tab at the top and read the how to guides. 

You have definitely come to the right place.The best place to start really is the how to guides under the learning tab at top.Then once you read all those I would start listening to the podcasts.They cover everything from getting the first loan, finding a property, how to fund it, etc.Pretty much 90% of the questions I see asked are answered in the podcasts.I try to listen to the podcasts in the car as well or at work. 

Be sure to read through The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing to help you get started.Lastly -be sure to setup some keyword alerts - especially for "Cortland Manor" so you can jump into local conversations.See you around the forums!