I’ve had a couple of properties over the years that I think would’ve worked, but I was concerned about who would run the operation.

Continuous flooring concerns generally apply more to wood flooring, where matching is harder and more expensive.

So, landlords of exempt units don't even have to be concerned at all.   

That was exactly my concern.

Or if we are that concerned about them, we need to do Nation building, which no 1st world country that I know of has been able to do long-term.9. 

That is honestly my biggest concern. 

If you are looking to refinance the rate and aren't concerned with taking additional equity out on your property, then you should use a rate/term refinance.

However, he asked me to sign a one-year Exclusive Right to Represent agreement, as presented to him by his brokerage.His interpretation is that it applies only when he materially assists me, but I think the boilerplate brokerage language he was given reads much more broadly:"If during the term of this Agreement Buyer enters into a contract for the purchase of Property through the services or efforts of the Broker or Buyer’s Brokerage Firm, or by or through any other persons during the term of this Agreement" (emphasis mine).My concern is that, under my interpretation, if a fellow real estate investor wants to unload a property or if I get pointed to an opportunity by a former agent, colleague, or friend, this agreement could create an obstacle to moving forward with the deal.In the end, I didn’t sign.

However, a lot of concerns can be mitigated with looking at their past rental behavior in a lot of different settings.

yeah the tenant pushing back is my concern. it just so happened that this happened with the tenant that seems to not like paying. and the heating is electric and this winter has been extremely cold which caused the electric bill to jump up to $800!