It's also possible someone made a mistake and forgot to deal with the City taxes. 

When we bought our second house hack, we made a lot of mistakes.

You made the mistake of trying to treat her like a normal, honest person.

There may have ben fraud or a mistake involved.

Thank you for the infomation, Kenneth.I'm partnering with a land developer who has 20 years successful experience in this industry.Furthermore, he knows the head of the county, engineers and many others.The properties are way below market value.With that said, there is almost no room for mistakes. 

My last PM was horrible and made so many mistakes.

@Jacob AnstaettEncourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

Yes, there is a learning curve, and you may make mistakes as you go, but having the experience of self managing is a valuable bit of knowledge, especially when you have to later "manage the managers" if your plan is to expand your portfolio.

I made so many mistakes early in my syndication investing that I wrote a short book about it.

Biggest mistake of my life, was not keeping 50 or so more of the 500 I flipped in Cleveland, cost me millions.