Well, the reasons given generally fall into two categories - either tax benefits through an “installment” sale or obtaining an interest rate on their capital greater than what banks are paying.In my 45+ years doing real estate deals, I’ve found maybe once that the tax argument was considered by a seller; further the “greater than bank rate” argument is completely irrelevant because - the proceeds of a property sale were never going into a bank account, at least not most of the proceeds.

If you sell with a "mold problem" I think you will lose more than the cost of a mitigation from the psychological impact the fear can have on a buyer.  

Don't be tempted by overmotivation to bite off more than you can chew with baby teeth.

The previous owner rehabbed the property so other than turning over tenants nothing major needed so far (fingers crossed) What was the outcome?

(Some markets have higher appreciation than others.

If you find a problem, deal with it immediately by making the tenant correct it within X days (and verify with another inspection) or remove them from the property.Most DIY landlords lose more money to simple mistakes than it would cost them to hire a professional property manager.

They usually keep 30% - 40% of what is collected.

So if I don't wipe their debt I will be down about another couple grand over the next 12 months. 

I recently purchased a rental property and discovered it needs more extensive repairs than I originally anticipated.

Factors include: location, amenities, rental potential versus price, per stay and annual fees associated with renting in the HOA, and lastly a subjective measure of overall expected guest experience.Disclaimer: Rankings and subjective comparisons between HOAs are not meant to discredit or heighten one HOA being better than another.