Ultimately it was the customer service and poor quality of my post cards that caused me to leave.

Then the tenant will rant a bunch of nonsense, have no evidence to back up his stories, and the judge will find in your favor based on the evidence provided by you.For future tenants, I highly recommend you read a book like mine or "Every Landlord's Legal Guide" by NOLO.

If one has high living expenses, cash flow doesn't mean much and I definitely understand going for appreciation first.

I believe $1200 spread over 12 months for painting 2 rooms is a little high (i just paid $4k for painter to texture walls and paint (prime and paint) walls and ceilings in 1350’ unit), but not as outrageously high as some posts imply. 

I use eggshell on the walls, flat only on ceilings and high gloss on trim and windows.

I do have a fairly high percentage of my net worth (35%) in the PPR fund. 

I know a lot of Chicago investors are here too; but if you were in my spot would you recommend Chicago as prices are too high and I have never been to the city moving next year.

High taxes.

Until 2018, when it was closed due to low revenue and high maintenance costs 2.

Hi Melanie, I both own and manage in the area and to be honest, the market in Kissimmee/Davenport is tough right now unless you're willing to invest a lot of capital into high end theming.