I had to come out of pocket to fix the rest which came as a surprise to me, because many of these items are not what I'd consider a "nice to have", but are necessary.Of the properties that you've bought from them, did you have to pay for additional fixes?

I was pleasantly surprised to see so many close locations to Houston listed.

With the amount of changes they've made throughout the years I would not be surprised if they have the feature in the pipeline to be added in the future.Love the online payments and applications.

It's supposed to ensure there are no surprises after closing.

It gets paid over time but it still is an unexpected expense.i enjoy learning and want to hear from more experienced owners. 

Of course there's the surprise that this is a people-focused, quick response, hospitality business that needs a certain level of business acumen. 

Seller should not be surprised if buyers will now make lower offers than what is listed on the MLS, factoring in the cost of paying for their buyer agent's commission.

What ever you think you are in for there are always surprises.

However this last tenant left our unit in a very damaged and extremely filthy state that took considerable work to remedy (which was a surprise because they had been pretty responsible until this event). 

I'm surprised that Tucson ranked higher than Scottsdale/Tempe and ASU...the combination of Scottsdale as one of the country's top party towns, with the close proximity of ASU Stadium (5 miles) should put them near the top, I would think....?