I'd suggest having a deliberate conversation with the property management company about your time zone and availability, along with the power you'll give them to make certain decisions if you're unavailable. 

Going forward I will be more deliberate/firm with my responses.

The failure to pay must be characterized by deceit, evasion, false promises, or other distinctly culpable circumstances indicating a deliberate nonpayment or grossly indifferent attitude toward one’s just obligations.

Deliberately have a few challenges in your screening process - it will weed out "entitlement mentality" problems  4) Allow payment plans, but create system to track when payments due, so they don't keep falling further behindYou will need to call them on due dates or they will fall further behindBe prepared to give a strong NO when asked if you will change rent due dates to "make it easier" for tenants to pay rent based upon their SSI or paycheck dates.

My HOA said they would not meet anyone other than me.It seems like they are doing this deliberately so that if they delay as much as possible they think I’ll back out of this plan but I didn’t so I asked them to change the rule to state it clearly so they are now not reply to my mail.

If not, you will have to be more deliberate with your purchases.  

For the landlord to deliberately not look for a new tenant is wrong.

My contention is: Any initial savings that renting might show on paper, are short-lived.And, why deliberately leave the house hacking strategy out of the argument?

The story below is a great example of deliberate damages that resulted in criminal charges.

I may be educating myself and preparing, but I want to be more deliberate and purposeful, not spinning my wheels like Chicken Little.3.