Had horrible luck making good money without too much time and labor involved. 

And personally, their UI was horrible.

Because it is mostly cosmetic, the cost to remodel isn't horrible but you can still get the properties at a discounted rate.

Yes, you are horribly overpriced and will never sell this at anywhere near that price.

So the credit score is horrible (was a 822 before.

Even though landlord-tenant laws are horrible for landlords, which translates into more risk and a higher cost of doing business, resulting in higher rents, which is where we come full circle..Glad to see a little common sense come back with the new prop36 smash&grab laws

It worked fantastic however  I realized that this is a horrible idea as you will not have any savings because all of your money is tied up in home equity.

Sorry for the following Contrarian advice, but you're not a 5 year old so:The only reason to buy a personal residence (Home) is because someone is forcing you to.Usually, this person is called your Spouse (which is Latin for someone who forces you to make horrible financial decisions then criticizes you for them endlessly:)perhaps DON'T buy a home, just rent something affordable and invest the 20% or in your case 50% into the stock market (sp500 16.1% yearly return last 15 years, 11% last 50 years, 10% last 125 years)remember, your RENT is your maximum monthly housing expense, but your Mortgage is your minimum or starting monthly housing cost, it always goes up from thereI've, owned 2 personal homes, 100% appreciation in 6years on #1 and in 7 years on #2, (I timed our market perfectly both times), with 20% down and very low mortgage rates, but after honestly calculating all expenses, only made about 5-6% a year "investment wise".

Not only are they horrible at communication, a stove was stolen from the property when the tenants who weren't paying rent moved out. 

While it is probably well-intended, it is horrible regulation.We've seen a ton of this.