The building is poorly managed, the owner pays the lion's share of all the utilities, his rents are under market, and his business is suffering.

In TX, unless the PM is your employee, property management is a real estate function subject to licensing and may be held financially responsible for any loss you suffered.

I consider cash out refi even if current cash flow might suffer a bit due to mortgage increase.

I put steam in for years it is one of the most efficient systems you could usedo some homework before you go tearing something outit sounds to me it has suffered from alack of maintenance, those boilers need to be blown down daily and the system needs to be checked weeklyfor the problems of rooms not acclimatizing that is a control issue, valves sticking and old style thermostatssince you are in new Hampshire you should find you a good ol steam plumber in your areadon't just call any company to come out- do some research and find a apt building or the city or county building and find out who maintains there systemsthere are very few younger steam fitters anymore who know the mechanics of steam heating, if your system is set up right your steam is also making your domestic hot water so tearing it out might put you in a position you are now wiring for water heatersenjoy

If you all dont know already many in the military suffer through things to have the benefits that are offered and find themselves lost without a cause if they had to get out for some unknown reason.

I've read before that small towns that are basically operating "only" as a military town can suffer greatly if the military decides to pack up and leave.

While they may be a perfect fit for you, go that extra step to be sure that it fits your personal investment style and can be done in such a way to minimize your own suffering / exposure.

Are the rumors true about Airbnb, that your rankings suffer if you're listed on other sites? 

I'd have to wait for the first property to sell or suffer with a low bank account for awhile.My primary company brings us in good revenue but I do not want to kill of the the funds it is bringing in as we have expenses every spring.

You will never get an argument from me on the difference between respect of authority in Japan compared to our current situation in the United States.I have no problem with the current investment atmosphere but if we continue to suffer many of the same foreign problems and increase those problems with reduction of tax write off or exceedingly high values of homes, I don't see it getting fixed.Rich