As much as it's nice to give the tenant a benefit of the doubt, this can lead to slippery slopes and often ruin landlord experiences.

You have to take that leap into the unknown, and keep taking more after it, and you could ruin yourself.

Well, it's boring if you don't like scuba, snorkeling, boating, swimming, fishing, the Mayan ruins, Xcaret, riding around in golf carts, a marina, Dolphin Encounter, etc. in a very secure, safe environment that has a very low crime rate, and is constantly patrolled.

The carpet you both picked out, stained and ruined?

Lucy,  I would need to know the numbers to say, and whether this is a cash deal or mortgaged.I had looked at College Station myself, but concluded that it does not pencil out.I own a SF house in an upscale area of McAllen, TX and a quadplex nearby.So far, TX has been my worst market - property taxes just ruin the cash-flow.  

Business/money has ruined many relationships:(

@Juan VargasCredit card stacking is an easy to to ruin your credit and go into massive consumer debt at an extremely high interest rate.

90% of the "ESA" pets are bogus and ruin everything for the real one.You cant straight up decline due to the ESA aspect...lawsuit waiting to happen. 

If you decide to go that route, hire an experienced management company and underwrite very conservatively otherwise you could get ruined by high maintenance & turnover costs and potentially evictions.

The right team can raise a diamond from the dirt, a **** team could ruin Rodeo Drive.