More than likely, you’re going to encounter some kind of problem or unexpected circumstance at some point.

People have already moving to the Surprise/303 area in recent years.

If you have a PM that is stealing from you, they probably have all sorts of ways to prevent you from knowing that.I would be surprised if any licensed property manager is misrepresenting the rental amount on the statement.

It's a competitive market and most of the people that get in trouble here are ones that buy blindly without actually figuring out the numbers, etc.You'd be surprised the number of times I get asked after month one if their electric bill of $xxx or whatever is normal, and the thought running through my head is "how did you not  check things like that before you committed half a million dollars to something?"

Surprising for sure. 

Lastly, what’s been the biggest surprise about being a landlord so far?

You can usually request this from a title company or look into public records in your county’s clerk or recorder’s office.If you’re not sure how to navigate this, contacting the auction house or a real estate attorney familiar with foreclosure auctions can help ensure there aren’t surprises.

ThanksThis thread is 4 years old and I'd be surprised if the original poster is still around.   

As far as the construction, yes, but I have been very surprised at some of the finish product that is coming out, specifically from the North Lawndale area - as a SW residernt all my life is very exciting to see this area slowly clean itself up.

Surprisingly, he said he would fix it for free for us.