Also, your total returns go down without any leverage because you lose the multiplier effect of appreciation.Now, to answer your question.

If you can hold onto these properties over time (ie cash flow sufficient to not lose money), you have already "won". 

IMO Most of the time, people lose lawsuits or settle for much less due to laziness and lack of rock-solid knowledge about the illicit/illegal acts the opposing side committed.  

But like I mentioned in my post, the downside is there could have been people that would have done a two night stay, so we might be losing out on more booking revenue because of that.We're just on Airbnb at the moment.

Another thing that my brain keeps milling on is the fact that if in a normally purchased deal, I work hard and pay off a 3 million dollar building in 20 years, and then don't pay my 80k annual property tax, I'm going to lose my 3M building that I "own" but somehow don't really actually own.

Mitchell,I am going to give you some advice to help you avoid getting to far into the DSCR process and losing money. 

.), spending time with my family, and always continuing to better myself whether that be reading books, being outdoors and exercising, networking, and/or sharpening my skills for my trade.I started my real estate journey in 2021 after a software business I was a partner in had a bad partnership breakup that saw me lose everything (financially). 

So I approached the foreclosed upon owner this week to confirm that she had sold her right of redemption... she confirmed.But the investor has not filed the petition for redemption.And of course the court has not approved the sale.I am bummed about losing the deal.  

Losing money? 

.: With the laws that the CA legislation has passed, you could piss off a city inspector and there is nothing they can do about a safe unpermitted unit.Possibly/probably....but I think the point we are all making is - why take chances on losing time and money and stressing yourself out?