We will shop for used appliances where we can when we need one… or pick up used cabinets if we can, or search eBay for something smaller,  but going to the extreme of personally shipping something big in internationally for one-off renovation needs seems like a stretch of reasonable.Just like you mention, the number of unknowns would not seem to be worth it to me.Just my 2 cents.Randy  

Hi Esther, I personally as a property manager in Los Angeles have a process when it comes to tenants not paying rent.

the only thing with that is protecting future landlords.. but then again thats a personal choice..  

Avoiding accessive PM fees (personally I recommend most people self-manage)These will eat away at your ROI.

Are you interested in S8 because of a personal reason or you think it's the next "hot" investment idea?

Do you have personal experience with these?

No personal income or tax returns are required.

I also personally feel like I may take a step back from my main biz in about 15yrs..

Personally, I've felt the investment has been poorly run in almost every possible way.

I'm going to exclude my personal residence from this because I don't view this as an investment, I need a place to live.Excluding my primary residence my current breakdown is 47% real estate 53% stocks/cash.