For insurance, we joined a sort of Christian co-op that doesn't pay for preventative care, but did pay for emergencies, like when my son broke his hand. 

In the lease, it states that any person not on the lease can stay a max of 24 hours which prevents significant others from getting a free place to stay.

How do you prevent having too many properties stacked in a portfolio?

I would argue that if the blinds and curtains were open and they just happen to look that way, it should not count.Best thing you can do is talk to the lawn crew and tell them to avoid looking her way, do it by e-mail and have them confirm (it provides a record, it kind of sucks for the crew since there's a record, but it protects you because it shows that you took steps to prevent this action and not ignore it after you have been made aware of it).Hope this helps.

After his subs/foremen/workers did a horrible job on a washer dryer hookup (sheetrock a hot mess, spackle in plugs, vent that got clogged less than 2 weeks after installation), I fired him and requested the unused portion of my deposit back.

Sometimes, when sellers are selling as "cash only," there can be problems with the property that they know about that would prevent the property from qualifying for any type of mortgage, so just be careful there and make sure to do your due diligence and have an inspection done if possible. 

Learn where things went wrong in your process and try to prevent it next time.

Everything seemed to be working fine.This week, the tenant tells me the sink and bath are clogged. 

The difference on that coast is there is still empty space to build which has prevented flippable properties from being overvalued.

Those are my main concerns that are preventing me from making offers today.