The Assessments levied by the Association shall be used exclusively for payment of Common Expenses including, without limitation (i) the upkeep, maintenance and improvement of the Common Areas and other maintenance obligations set forth in Sections 10.1 and 10.3 below; (ii) maintenance, repair, replacement, and operation of rights-of-way and easements within or immediately adjacent to the Project (e.g. landscaping and sidewalks within the right-of-way of adjoining streets) to the extent that such actions are required by government entities or deemed appropriate by the Board, (iii) promoting the recreation, health, safety and welfare of the Owners and other lawful occupants of Lots within the Property, (iv) payment of property taxes for the Common Area; (v) insurance premiums; (vi) legal and accounting fees; (vii) management fees; (viii) charges for utilities and other services provided to the Common Area by the Association, if any, and for all utility charges paid or incurred by the City and reimbursed by the Association for street lights in the Common Area; (ix) costs to maintain the entrance features, including any electricity, landscaping and irrigation expenses associated therewith; (x) the performance and exercise by the Association of its rights, duties and obligations under the Project Documents, and (xi) maintaining any Stormwater Control Facilities located on portions of Common Areas to the standard required by the governmental entity or agency having jurisdiction over such areas.

Now, the tenant is responsible for a portion of the rent even if they have section 8.

The owner portion is enjoys homeowner capital gain exclusion, the rental portion does not.So it all depends on how you prepared the taxes for the last three years.

Here's a short list of just a portion of the features from:  https://www.myreipro.com/pricing 10 Step Workflow System InstalledREIPro Home ValueRent ValueProperty DetailsTax InformationMortgage InfoTransaction HistoryStreet ViewReal Comparable SalesRecorded Sales - Not Estimated ValuesFree Phone Number LookupCell Phone & Non-published NumbersNearest Relative Phone Number LookupSeller Phone Scripts & QuestionsGet Offers Accepted with Our Multiple Offer SystemMake Cash OffersMake Lease Option OffersMake Seller Finance OffersPrint Offers on DemandThe Cons:  For me, the $1068 for the year was just over what I wanted to pay.  

Assuming an average 8% CoC return and factoring in none of the backend, if I invested a total of $5MM into several syndications (assuming some of the windfall went to taxes), we would yield $400,000 annually.Depending on your current and future desired lifestyle you could continue to live modestly, and reinvest a large portion of the dividends earned. 

I frustratingly see so many deal offers, particularly in Multi-Family space, where GP/sponsor is putting nothing or next to nothing into the equity portion and is collecting 2-3% acquisition fee/ 0.5-1% loan origination fee/ 1.5% yearly asset management fee/ 1-2% disposition fee and then 50/50 splits to 60/40 splits over fairly modest hurdle rates of like 14-15%, and it seems this latter structure incentivizes GP to take more risks particularly with debt options.

If you add in the owner's portion, VRBO is carving off 30 percent or more per reservation. 

I don't blame the person giving the estimate as he too will get some portions of the work done from someone else.

Feel" the true beat of the portfolio's income and expenses performance before using leverage to speed up the growth of your portfolio.Using cash only will protect your bottom line in scenario's like yours when the properties don't perform as expected as you won't be on the hook to cover the mortgage expenses.Just my bias opinion so take it with a grain of salt.I've also witnessed many finger pointing instances when others get involved.Like a new property manager, realtor, contractor, etc...I've had my share of bad experiences with realtors that threw my company under the bus and got in the investors ear to flog it at any price just so they can make a quick commission.It get's very messy, painful and pretty much turns into a disaster with the investor not knowing who to trust or what to do anymore.Similar to what you post about has happened to me and my company many times and if allowed the opportunity, we do our best to fix and come good.Some loose trust and faith and I 100% understand, but as soon as someone leaves the wing of my company there is not much that we can do because as I mentioned above, everyone else get's involved, has an opinion and the situation get's very messy.Having in-house property management is vital when such a "crisis" arises.I tried out-sourced PM when we first started and it was a disaster.We had no choice other than to bring it in-house.Hated my life for the first 5 years with in-house PM and fast forward 10 years, it has become our "golden goose" and a very well streamlined and beautiful business.From what I've seen and read on the forum and elsewhere it seems like RTR has a good reputation and what you have mentioned seems like a "worst case scenario".I hope RTR will assist you the best they can and all I can say is learn from the experience and don't give up.Do your best to weather the storm and focus on minutia.Don't have regrets and don't spend too much time dwelling on the past.Glimpse into the past to get guidance from what you could have done better and think ahead.Move forward smarter, more experienced and better.Wishing you well and much success with your future endeavors.

It seems to me that by co-signing AND securing the loan, you are taking on a double portion of risk.