For CA in an area with rapid rent appreciation, some might consider those pretty good numbers, although personally I am worried about what happens to rents in a few years when our cash crop moves mostly from personal grows to commercial operations -- for me it's a short to medium term play in the area.   

Kalamazoo, East Lansing (Lansing), Ann Arbor (better to get Ypsilanti bordering Ann Arbor) and definitely Grand Rapids.

im scanning through the site right now.

just like @Marcia Maynard, but we keep all information scanned in and kept online in with a secure document storage.

Either get a fire proof safe or bank locker and now a days there are a lot of cloud based online storage solutions available as well but they will of course only have scanned copies not originals. 

Also the STL Post Dispatch has a homicide map which is also good for getting a feel for how shooty a neighborhood is.A demographic map would also come in handy but may be out of date as that data is usually compiled every decade and STL is changing fairly rapidly in places.

They routinely scan in plans without stamps, work up a materials list to quote you and stamp the plans for free if you agree to buy from them (after making some minor alterations if needed to provide their stamp).If you already know who you're going to use for framing materials, this might be your best bet.Good Luck,Chris

Just scan the titles and descriptions for what you want to learn.

I would stick with one of the big name Banks as they will have many of the modern features such as mobile check scanning, credit card processing and etc.

The percentage of investor ownership is rapidly increasing.