Plus, it is an unknown future expense.  

There is a point in time in most car payment purchases, especially fairly far in, that you've essentially reached the point of no return if you need to keep a reliable vehicle, i.e. you've absorbed the bulk costs of interest and are only swapping like for like, known for unknown. 

There are a lot of unknowns to spend all that money and not be guaranteed the lawn will be maintained.

And the unknown of the HOA fees and special assessments.

You have to consider the cost and the unknown future cost and control freaks on the board.  

As an out-of-state investors, I got hit by one of the unknown unknowns.

Inglewood crime is property crime, Compton was the LA County murder capital for an unknown number of years, 1000 stolen cars doesn't equal 10 murders in a month.  

Too many future unknowns with them.By the way, I lived in WA for 18 years, although I am from CA and moved back to CA.  

What if she tears the place apart moves in a whole bunch of people or for some other unknown reason you need her out?

To me, that would change everything as I would not want unknown people staying in a unit in the same building as you if you did not run any background checks, ect.