That could cause the naive newbie to get into trouble, something many of us here try to prevent. 

I believe NY is the poster child...they've decided LL can bear the cost more easily and therefore will most likely prevent the spread if the tenant can simply tell the LL they need it eradicated.

I'll probably just end up paying the goofball so I dont have to deal with him, its only a couple grand, but its still really annoying and a simple phone call or text would have prevented this. 

You want a way to prevent a bad event. 

The reality is that the more connected the players are, the more money they make and the less you know.

My thoughts are on the difficulties of finding boots on the ground and out of state contractors among other key players when it comes to out of state REI.

#5 is one I haven't done yet but have concerns about idiot tenants who won't replace the battery on the smart lock and then say they can't get into the home #10 There are now water sensor IoT devices that can definitely help monitor floods and have been shown to be well worth their while for anyone who owns apartment buildings as they reduce insurance premiums and help prevent huge water damage claims

Also, your debt may not necessarily prevent you from getting a mortgage.

Watch out for adults renting for their kid's youth group and the actual renter is not even there, just unsupervised 17 year old football players and cheerleaders.One thing to consider in buying a house is emergency response. 

This protects you from wasting your time and effort on the properties in the event something happens to blow up the relationship and prevents your family member from obtaining new debt on the properties without you knowing about it.