Similarly, quality dividend-paying companies often retain some earnings to reinvest in their business, increasing the company's (and your) value over time.

So I get your hesitation to be too demanding and your desire for the problems to go away as fast as they can, however since you have NO property manager ( I don't use one either), it is incumbent that you take a more ACTIVE approach with management of your property.Let's review your situation.  1st time leak occurred, you sent a plumber over to find the problem.  

What I learned from the rental was the due diligence importance of finding the right tenants.

The investors are the minority.

It's a tax on the gain.How is this calculated?

If you are a veteran and you can qualify, you can take over another veterans loan as an assumable mortgage.

if you never miss a payment and the bank doesn’t call the loan due.

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If it's in the restricted zone (within 31 miles of the coast or 62 miles from an international border, you have the choice between using a bank trust and paying the fees mentioned above or using a Mexican corporation and bearing the costs of establishing and maintaining  the corporation.

Maybe you feel the same way.