I've almost never had a problem with destructive guests, or even accidental damage, but AirBNB is notorious for being terrible about reimbursing hosts for costs like that.  

In this case, the county of Los Angles is notorious for being slow.You can start with GMap search, then as part of your zoning check, you'll identify where the site in the city you have identified or selected.2.

My town is notorious for future/speculative rental estimates given to the buyer not actual numbers and the seller expects buyers to buy the properties based on these numbers.

Bank of Hawaii is notoriously slow.If your friend hasn't closed yet, tell them to ensure there is water, whether private, catchment or an installed county water meter.

Young couples are notorious for being bad renters .

Forsyth County is notoriously difficult, and very slow, in its development process. 

VA is notorious for sticking every nail and screw they can to the lender and I just usually reject offers with contingent financing.

@Josh Johnson financing vacant land can be notoriously difficult. 

A lot of new syndicators spend tons of time seeking “whale” investors only to learn they are notorious for backing out or changing terms before closing so the deal no longer works, leaving the syndicator high and dry.

:@Stephen McDonald you could start with a single family in Toledo and easily be over 1% rent to valueAgreed with Michael.Start slow and small and slowly build up.I've done close to 1,000 SFH deals and recently started doing multifamily and have lost my A$$ on the first few.It's a different breed of asset class.Plus, property managers in Toledo are notoriously very bad.I wish you much success