Most of the bad noise right now is about downtown skyscrapers and REIT or Syndication apartment complexes where they played short term versus long term interest rates wrong.  

WRONG.

Is it wrong they tell the investors if asked to say they are "partners", or "contractors" just bidding the job? 

However; in Georgia if the semi-annual inspection finds something wrong, you have to get it done in 24hrs.

However, if you are willing to go to the Central Valley, the price there are not much higher than the Midwest.I only buy in CA, only in Bay Area.I'm not gonna say your wrong David, but everything I know and have heard says your way-wrong. 

The vast majority of lawsuits against Landlords are for wrongful eviction, security deposit disputes, and Fair Housing Violations.

Am I wrong? 

What they get in return is someone to blame if it goes wrong. 

Don't get me wrong, these types exist, but they don't last LOL. 

Assumed nothing could possibly go wrong in the next 5 years what you want when you look at an investment property is to know the current rental amounts, specific expense items, and conditions of the building, grounds, and mechanical systems.