Here's some more info on AB 1506 which is a push for rent control increases throughout California.Make sure to get active write city council write your local assembly and fedhttps://www.buildium.com/blog/ab-1506-threatens-re...https://www.change.org/p/say-no-to-ab-1506-because...PETITION AGAINST RENT CONTROLThey're also moving onto different states. 

If I have older properties, properties that may have management or CapEx issues that threaten expensive resolutions, and/pr more leverage, I'll want more reserves. 

I had a property manager who took a bad check and never even informed me until 2 months later after the fact of this problem with tenants who subsequently created an nusaince deliberately flushing rags and excess tampons down the drain, complaining about mold, refusing to let in the plummer, threatening my manager etc...

I just had one this week threaten to make an EPA lead paint complaint for nonlead paint she put up in violation of the lease (figure that one out).

Then the letters started threatening "legal action" if she didn't make her account current.

They encourage appraisers to work areas that are unfamiliar to the appraiser then they seem to encourage low ball appraisals (or high ball appraisals at other times) instead of objective information.Frankly what I did when this happened to me was to threaten to report the Appraiser to the National body that governs appraisal issues (I forget the name).

I threaten to start giving people psychology tests to ensure they aren't crazy, but I haven't actually done that yet.

My HOA on an investment property is threatening to put a lien on my property if future dues as late at all.

If the person threatened to sue, we would calmly say "Do what you feel you need to do."

Let the tenants dig their own grave by talking and talking, irritating the judge, talking over the judge and getting threatened with contempt of court.