What i did not have to do while owning them though was roof plumbing elec appliances stuff like that.. those lasted a good long while..

Up to last year, you couldn't even ask, recent appeal hearing says you now can, but you still can't adverse his application for that reason.   

I would love any advice on landlords' favorite brands or models that last well and are not complicated.

You must get a permit, drill holes in the bottom, demo the bondbeam down a foot or so, and then fill with compaction inspections along the way..... last time I checked it was about $10,000

The pitfall , of course, is predatory regulations passed since last housing crisis under false pretext of saving or helping home owners to avoid foreclosure.

This has been the experience in Vancouver and Toronto for the last while, where anything and everything just increased in value by crazy amounts. 

Mainly because if I used that metric alone I would not have done my last 10 successful flips. 

People have been saying there is a crash or correction coming to miami for the last 3 years.

I would have a conversation with the tenant, and then after that if you determine that’s in your best interest and theirs to seek out a new tenant give them plenty of time and make sure you leave amicably because in case you get more rentals and they are looking in the future, I have a higher income that relationship is sure to last, which means that you have guaranteed business in the future.

The risk analysis and mitigation is all over the map.We have done very well over the last 15 years.