That might include running to the hardware store if something breaks. 

I'd recommend reading Brandon Turner's book on managing rental properties to start. https://www.biggerpockets.com/store/the-book-on-managing-rental-properties-digital

You had to go to the library or book store.

One time I got "I'll have someone call you back with more info on that", one time I got another brush off but not before they let slip that the repair was billed at $180 *hmm* and the third time I spoke to a gentleman who said he was the owner and couldn't get me that info because he just changed to a new records keeping system and yada yada yada...Then I get an email from the property manager saying "[appliance store] s calling me saying you're requesting the invoice for the repair work.

Different business folks in a town would feel different about Amz moving into town in a specific community: 1>the real estate investor folks definitely would be excited 2>the renter not so excited 3> Hipster restaurant-er with money to spend would be excited to sell over priced food "experience" 4>Local Subway store would not be excited due to being priced out/sneered at 5>Hipster pour over coffee  and fancy latte "experience" owner would be excited 6>Local $15 mens Barber would not be excited 7> $50 Mens "Hairstylist" place will be excited 8> Some people who have been in that area for years and dont like things to change much will not be excited 9>Politician trying to do favors for Az will be excited ......As you can see there will be many people on both sides ,  it is impossible to make a sweeping statement for a whole community that everyone would be happy with things to come, in fact for many people its a fight for their life and their means on income.

I funded the rehab between my cash and a 0% store credit card.

in CA, Rotten Robbie seems to have a track record of buy contaminated smaller station, working the the remediation process (can take years w/ groundwater contamination), and then remodeling them with a large c-store.

Those are our regulations to a tee and many more 10X worse.

Wholesaler posts an ad to the local REI group, claiming Kroger is building a store "across the street"..

The Defense Information Systems Agency Datacenter, located on Maxwell-Gunter, stores all of the electronic medical records for the entire Department of Defense.