If they're any good, they will take down any deal they find themselves or send it to a preferred list of people they have already been working with, who they trust to respond quickly, close reliably, solve problems effectively, and be pleasant to work with.You come across as rather arrogant in your posts.

Meaning landlord does not have to fix them.4) Yes, you can usually do this if it states so in your lease.Many PMCs requiring tenants to put all nonemergency maintenance requests in writing and an emergency is defined as something that may cause bodily harm or damage to the property.

This can go towards covering unexpected maintenance costs or damage to the property.

@Moira Baggett, there is no real answer to this other than: review your operating agreement and potentially talk to an attorney, likely to do the same.Most syndication docs drafted by capable attorneys will effectively state that you are acknowledging these are risky investments and there is a real chance you lose all your money.  

FYI We looked at purchasing one that was operating already with a lease and I was really surprised how hostile banks were to the concept--they viewed it as a risky and potentially reputation damaging business.

This may decrease the amount of dues owed per unit, but also creates major issues when there is a hail storm or other loss that effects the exterior and shared spaces of the property. 

This is different from homeowner’s insurance and will cover things like property damage, liability, and loss of rental income.

An ozone machine has been helpful for us in the past, but its effectiveness depends on the severity of the odor.

Overall Cost-Effectiveness: Is there any real financial benefit to taking this route, or is it essentially the same as just selling?

Take that and multiply it by every part of a property that can be damaged and you see why the insurance companies are losing so much money.To put it in perspective if the mortgage industry was losing money like this no one would be able to get a mortgage - period end of story.