2) What is the biggest pain to deal with as a landlord?

If we only had a 2/1 in that unit it would have been a lot more painful / stressful.

Got approved for a loan, EASILY (excellent credit score, lots of assets, GOOD income in a stable field-nursing) but I didn't get the first house I bid on, went to bid on a second house and hit a snag with that lender, talked to another lender who didn't approve of my working in home health, got approved by a third lender who said yeah no problem we can approve you for that second property then recanted his statement first saying that he didn't realize it was a multi-unit (BULLS**T.

This can be a pain.

I own in the City of Cincinnati and it is a challenge....dealing with the zoning laws & quality of tenants can be a pain

The banks must not be convinced either, or the rate differential between the benchmark 5-yr fixed and the 10-yr fixed offerings would be greater.I am one of those who subscribes to analysis which demonstrates variable rate mortgages always win out in the long term (even back in the 1980s when it was painful).  

All depends on the financial health of your assn. good luck.

The only experiences I've had with attorney's that represented sellers has been painful.

NOTICE: If Landlord fails to repair a condition that materially affects the physical health or safety of an ordinary tenant as required by this lease or the Property Code, Tenant may be entitled to exercise remedies under §92.056 and §92.0561 of the Property Code.span>If Tenant follows the procedures under those sections, the following remedies may be available to Tenant: (1) terminate the lease and obtain an appropriate refund under §92.056(f); (2) have the condition repaired or remedied according to §92.0561; (3) deduct from the rent the cost of the repair or remedy according to §92.0561; and (4) obtain judicial remedies according to §92.0563.

@Sarnen SteinbarthWe've experimented with Nest a while ago, but they were tight lipped about their APIs and a bit of a pain to integrate into our system ... this may change with their new ownership, we shall have to wait and see.