Then the market all of a sudden became hot.

After some pushback from me and potentially my agent, they suddenly said it was okay and I closed.

Zinc countertops are seeing a surge in kitchen countertop popularity these days.

Also I would recommend listening to the BP podcast that Surge did.

Many condo associations do not permit rentals, or, only a percentage of rentals, because after a certain percentage (of single family homes-don't know if that translates to condos or not) banks will not make loans to people who plan to rent the unit out because it lowers property values.Other things to check would be reserves, yearly assessments (and be aware that assessments in some states can be raised without owner input, and with no cap on the increased amount, or great leeway in what the "need" is). condo's often do not have a reserve account for R&M, so when repairs are needed, the sudden increase in assessments can be great, Boards are often run by control freaks.I would suggest reading all the condo docs, including the history.

If you look at the money the Fed is printing as "fake," then how does that money suddenly become "real" just because it passes through the hands of one of your renters first?

The VMR was much higher than I anticipated  to the point that my cashflow was suddenly disappearing. 

In the b-c market prices have really surged so finding a good deal may be hard.

I even spell it out that if there was an LED bulb when you moved in, there better be one when you move out and if there is suddenly an incandescent bulb, I'm charging you for the replacement. 

Then your paycheck from work arrives as a direct deposit and your HELOC balance is suddenly $7000.