There were plenty of challenges from removing a homeless person off the property to a water pipe in the basement letting go.

Security deposit amountYou can find plenty of examples by searching for "tenant estoppel certificate doc" or exchanging "doc" with "pdf" for more options.Here is an example and explanation: Sample EstoppelSome have a lot of legal jargon but this document does not need to be so detailed.

There are plenty of ways around an HOA but they tend to break the rules that you committed to following.

I have seen plenty of of people live in homes I would never live in

I'd probably just search for keyword Toledo in the forums and read the plenty of info that is already out there. 

You will get 10x the exposure listing on the MLS among plenty of other benefits going that route.

That also perhaps makes people more motivated to sell.  4-5 weeks....that's plenty of time to get a deal done.Good luck.

There are plenty of sponsors that projected high-teens returns five years ago and delivered in the forties three years later. 

I know, there are plenty of red flags there, but I do believe it is worth the risk when I consider how happy it makes my wife, how life-changing it will be for the family, how minor the financial impact will be on me, and how it gives me the opportunity to practice the steps of real estate investing with forgiving tenants.Finally, I am going to attempt to self manage as nothing comes close to cash-flowing if you include PM costs.

lastly there are plenty of locks you can put on these switches or covers which you should invest in.