I'm not the kind of person to let a few unpleasant words stop me.

I want to cover in detail the risk and the downside to avoid any unpleasant surprises.

A very unpleasant odor as you might imagine. 

Does wonders to control unwanted animals around my properties.

In general it will be unpleasant to request a capital call and your investors won't like it.  

I manage our local rental property and the recent turnover there was unpleasant and disruptive to our regular schedule.

Knock on the door, talk to neighbors, walk the land.You can't estimate repairs until you see your product.Is there moldWater in the cellarIs the drywall in good conditionHas there been a freeze  If you are going to make an offer, go low, very lowYou just don't know what the mortgagors have done to the house before they were foreclosed on.Someone has a key, find that personThis is a great business, but you need to be carefulIf you can't get in until settlement, you may be unpleasantly surprised.  

Colorado is full of fantastic “unwanted” rural land deals.

I do not want to be rude and unpleasant, but I also do not want to bend over for someone who will not follow simple guidelines that are present in the lease.

If you can't relate to, don't like, don't agree with or don't enjoy interacting with your economic class of residents and you are a part-time investor and self-manage, that can be an unpleasant experience.