A combination of HGTV culture and American ASPIRATION has “spoiled” them into believing they deserve better than living in a small frame apartment, no stainless steel appliances, no hardwood floors and/or no in-unit washer/dryer but saving $250/month.

What's amazing to me, is the amount of BS you have to deal with, when your properties are cheap, so many fake pay stubs, sketchy people, it's just different--  Different culture, different mentality, I'll just warn you, it won't be smooth sailing.     

Not sure if that’s the reason in your area but one reason people don’t like investors is the rapid gentrification of an area which alters the local culture and makes it unaffordable for the folks who grew up there/lived there for generations to stay.

I personally love living in a big urban area and enjoying all of the attributes of it(walkability, mass transit, culture, diversity, incredible restaurant and nightlife options, architecture, pro sports, entertainment), but I realize that's not for everyone.  

Finally, it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to sue BiggerPockets itself for failure to provide adequate forum moderation, leading to a degenerative culture that has caused significant emotional distress to you. 

Going forward it will help if you know the (C-) lifestyle and "Culture" for the area you are renting out.Buy here--pay here vehicles, Rent-to-own furniture (at best), friends and family with "Records" (not the vinyl kind), Dead junk vehicles awaiting some never to happen repair, financial tightness and sometimes irresponsibility, rely on friends and family for help, etc, etc, etc...If you know and understand your "Customer" it will be easier to make money from them, than if you expect them to behave and have the same level of lifestyle and financial responsibility as B+ renters.In other words, don't expect a Camel to have no humps, and don't expect it to be a horse.Just my 2 cents.

But, it might end up making the house look hokey, since the architecture isn't consistent.Bars on windows can be a cultural thing. 

I didn’t know much about that culture so that worried me a little, I am not gonna lie.

I'd dismissed Spanish-speaking areas because I was intimidated by the language barrier, even though I'm comfortable with the culture. 

But, in our culture in America, anyway, it's waaaayyyy easier to blame policies on a non-resident owner.