The HOA and special assessments alone should give everyone pause.  

This makes them pause…But, you will not run away from liability.

Tax Changes Gives Investors Pause, Causing More Conservative Underwriting2.

That is where the amount of your countersuit may give the tenants the final pause to settle with you - they may lose more than they expected to get back.

I did not pause and focus on this exclusively  on this specific property.

It's turned out to be the best B&H property in my portfolio.On the current project, a simple call to the City Inspector has paused the process. 

He paused and said, "They are in a bad situation and they won't sue you."

I have put real estate investing on pause recently due to my wife and I now have a newborn baby :)  However, the last time I was at the San Bernardino auction.com's auctions, they were during the summer months, I can honestly say they were slim pickings for investors to make a profit. 

I normally eliminate up/down duplexes from my C area search or even any upstairs bathrooms.Using Pm I am still learning, but the fact that you don't want to manage personally when you are 25 mins away makes me pause on that fact more than anything else here for sure.Otherwise, it looks like an awesome rental mathmatically.

This gave me pause.