Depending on how bored I get sitting on that couch all day ;)When I read those retirement articles about needing such and such amount of money in the stock market to retire I feel like I am living on a different planet as that is so far removed from my strategy.

They find out it exists when Bigger Pockets is top 1% of web sites on the planet due to the activity.Realize that there are over 300,00 unique visits a month to the site.

I listen to several real estate or financial related podcasts:Epic Real Estate Investing, Planet Money, Freakonomics Radio, Money for the Rest of Us, Listen Money Matters, and of course both BP podcasts

(from our core rental agreement)Mold may grow and exist in any structure where there is, or ever has been, a presence of moisture and a food source for mold to grow.Its presence may exist without the knowledge of the structure owner and may be concealed from the untrained observer.Some varieties of mold are toxic and may cause adverse reactions in certain individuals.Tenant and Landlord will complete a Mold and Moisture Hazards addendum that will become part of this rental agreement.MOISTURE AND MOLD.

Pet stores sell non-toxic, fabric-friendly flea spray for home use.

Another issue seems to be the smell - very strong and toxic smelling, and I worry about the odor lingering.

, the market suddenly plunges because some dude named Jerryll took over the planet, your house catches fire because your contractor farted next to a blow torch...But apart from that, if you only buy deals that ARE good deals (good deals defined by doing your due diligence), you should be OK.

I think the discourse was becoming pretty toxic. 

I don't know anyone on the planet that doesn't think they will be higher in 7 years.

Agreed your post is a great wake-up call for attention to details.We stole a 6-plex because the sellers PM had created a toxic environment & as a result had 2 vacancies that apparently sat empty for 3 years.