So much for global warming , I have had my trucks and equipment out plowing and salting for the last 6 days  here in Maryland . 

Everyone's situation is going to be personal, so take any and all advice you get here with a grain of salt and weigh your options on what best hits your goals and lifestyle.

Most people are trying to help you.You should take all advice with a grain of salt here and see if it's backed up in future responses.

That means, take anything I post with a grain of salt :)FF for us started off as our bread and butter for lead generation, but as we added more units, we added AirBnB and Vrbo.

I think this would make sense in the long run for the rental property as it will extend the life of everything it touches like the Sink, faucets, showers, water heater, dishwasher, and Clothes washer while also providing clean drinking water in addition to the reverse osmosis drinking water system I already have installed.The main problem with this hardness level is that we get a major deposit buildup on all of these items, which will eventually clog up the faucets for tenants and lead to rusty shower enclosures that take forever to clean.In addition to this, it looks like we could likely have the salt added every couple of months by the property managers in addition to that it would allow for a quick inspection from them, and then also we would instead bill the cost of the service onto the ledger for the tenants.For reference, it does not look like the landlords in the area have water softeners.Thank you everyone for your input ahead of time.

At this point, it's worth taking pennies on the dollar so I can close a self-directed IRA.Take all their updates with the all mighty pinch of salt and as an e-mail campaign to raise money for the lawyers they have hired.

So take those with a grain of salt.

If the landlord was aware of his past, yet rented to him anyway - any lawyer worth their salt would make a nexus between those two pieces of information and create a liability claim.In addition to the extreme negative press you would get, it also takes time, money and energy to defend a lawsuit you will eventually win.

I do feel like we all have our own bias and what we feel comfortable owning, so you'll need to take my POV with a grain of salt of course, just like everyone else's.

I saw it as a very valuable 3-day course that was well worth the $1000 I paid for.This was just my attempt at contributing back to the forum that benefited me earlier, take it with a grain of salt.