Or are these investors so upset that they just want a pound of flesh and do not want to give them the chance to work out of it and just punish them . ??

We have an owner who, against our advice, recently installed a thermostat that only they can adjust, and from three states away.  The temperature is set on 75. And heat and cool can only be turned on by them, with the...

There is a NARPM Google Group that is full of some 10-pound brains (and 2.6-pound brains like mine).

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. ...I've bought properties with bad sewer lines, but I KNEW what I was buying because of the scope, and I factored that in to my numbers and offer...without the scope, I would have no idea what I was buying, and I would've wound up with a significant unanticipated capex.We inspect every other part of a property before buying.

Penny-wise and pound-foolish, indeed @Steve Hiltabiddle.   

If you get to a pound t where it's a C grade rental or better you can start to get decent management. 

Lower your price, not your standards.Your house is either priced too high, or it's in an area that's undesirable to good renters.

I am getting married next October and want to be able to hang out with my future children but it is a little hard to visualize that since I don't have kids and am not married yet.What book would you recommend to read next to really pound my why into my head?

When the litigant attorney heard this, shouted "oh no, we're screwed" and pounded on the table.

My landlords usually charge $50/month for a big dog over 40 pounds (or for any dog) and $25/month for cats or very small dogs.