Jokes aside, the partnership may have different treatment for different partners' classes and I deliberately said "may" because it is not by default rather depends on the partnership structure.

The importance has always been in making sound deliberate decisions each investor can tolerate based on their needs/tolerance for fluctuations.Perhaps much of the lingering fear is due to a recency bias that places more emphasis on the last recession and how it was associated with real estate?

So much drama and nonsense (literally had one tenant deliberately flushing tampons down the toilet to clog the sewer line and get back at me for throwing her out)  I got it under control and it's probably my best performing property from a numbers perspective, and I haven't visited it in years. 

I'm not sure if you're deliberately missing the mark here just to be cute or if you really are not getting it.The IRS doesn't give two hoots if you under report your expenses. 

It will take some time, Remember small deliberate actions equal massive results.Challenge to you: 1, next 30 days attend two meetups. 2, read one book on investing.3, tell everyone you meet that you are actively learning and getting ready to get involved in real estate investing.

And still, the thought of anyone deliberately trying to keep rats around a property is just astonishing.If I were you, I'd be in that HOA woman's face first thing in the morning. 

I got the owner’s last 12 solar bills and the panels make so much energy I KNOW I would have a large surplus, which I would take a loss on at the end of the year unless I just deliberately used more energy.

I know that, in the end, if I've been deliberate in my actions, done everything to the best of my ability, and been 100% true to my values and beliefs, then even if failure finds me there will be nothing to regret.

Was it pretty deliberate and strategic or more of a reaction to the opportunity in front of you? 

If it looks like deliberate damage, you can report it as vandalism to the police department.