These states tie up the legal system and cause congestion.

The purpose of investing in a syndication is to leverage the sponsor's time, expertise and ability to source great deals, but if the experience is going to cause you to lose sleep at night, the return may not be worth it.

First you need to learn to separate the following:Maintenance: usually things related to wear & tear or tenant damage.Repairs: usually broken items like doors & windows, caused by tenant or nature.Capital Improvements: usually expensive things that wear out: hot water tanks, furnaces, roofs, etc.The seller is correct that Repairs & Capital Improvement items should not be a factor for awhile (ALWAYS get your own inspection to confirm).

Would this irritate the landlord and cause a hard NO--too creepy!

There is a 90% chance the problem was caused by a running toilet. 

If the airport authority would deed the buildings to me, it would cause them to be entered on the tax roll.

If the heat isn't working, your pipes can freeze, then burst causing tens of thousands of dollars of damage to your property.

Majority of my target market is International Students, serious about their Studies, not interested in causing issues.

Hi Marc, I used to not let pets at my property for reasons being that I was worried that they'd cause damage. 

In my experience, something like that might cause the home to sit on the rental market longer to find a tenant that is ok with overlooking that deficit.