We should preface it to say the home is near two small colleges, Google campus and near the shopping center (includes T-Joe). 

Research it yourself.https://www.torhoermanlaw.com/...https://truthout.org/articles/...http://stlouispatina.com/the-t...https://www.stltoday.com/busin...Best of luck.

Get a good PM that manages other buildings in the area.Beyond the standard T-12, rent roll, copy of leases, I'd want the following info from the owner.

Sometimes, a scammer will claim you’ve been approved and now just need to wire a commitment fee to move the process forward.

It's harder to figure out the covariance for closely-held assets like what is used in Modern Portfolio Theory:https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/modernportfoliotheory.aspA bigger issue than the ones listed is general T-I-M-E. 

I thought/hoped that was the case but I am really OCD about dotting i's and crossing t's when it comes to this and wanted to check before contacting the seller. 

@Max T. 

I ended up committing on the spot and cemented my intentions to attend NIACC in the fall of 2017.

@Mike Adams I´m not sure if you meant it this way, but insinuating that your broken door or a belief that they won´t treat your place well relates to  their income level is very inaccurate, bias and stereotypical.

I’m lumping  myself together with all the other annoying wannabe California investors who want agents to run around for sh*t to no money.