Are your personal debt and expenditures under control?  

@Jack Seiden - It's tough to hear this feedback.I, by not paying enough attention to our content engine, allowed us to veer off course, and lost some control over what we published as we scaled to so much content production.

Let tenents control it. $800 electric bill later I moved thermostat.

They do not have a plan to control costs or manage a maintenance schedule for the property.8.

One cannot control theirs, but with some time, energy and a little luck; one can control theirs.

Outside of my mortgage - principal and interest -, here are my expenses factored monthly:Insurance: 300Taxes: 410HOA: 51Water: 55Electric: 300Lawn care: 100Pool & caretaker fee: 220Internet & TV: 100Pest control: 25STR state license: 15That's $1500 or so right there.

Condos put's a layer of management between you and complete control of your property.  

You want as much non-passive income as possible, despite what all these REI folks state.The reality is passive income is usually linked with no control, and for that you to need to be careful how you marry yourself. 

I think you are at a negotiation disadvantage as the units are rent controlled.

If outdoor list NEMA rating of outdoor rated devices.