In fact more restrictive HOAs may decrease property value especially if this random group of people makes alot of rules and decides they don't like renters.

So I'm still in the learning process of real estate investing and this question randomly came to me.

Every time you do a search on Google, Google gives you something completely random in return.

i'd encourage you to start locally / in person though rather than looking for a random property in the midwest that you make $98 a month on.one of the nice things about the DC area is that there are TONS of meetups. 

so a friend of mine is trying to get me to consider doing some note investing. I've started doing the initial research, and I came across a few questions I wanted to see about Clarification? Assume np 1rst for this qu...

., I just randomly stumbled upon this one. 50% CoC.

Would those big ticket replacements be every 15+ years or random?

Don't get suckered into a bad property that's only had some paint thrown on it and any random body stuck into it, obviously. :)

Maybe my cousin owns it, maybe I get a kickback from referrals, maybe the owner takes me on fishing trips with him, or maybe they actually do a great job.Bottom line is unless you know me and know my motivation for recommending somebody, you need to do the same due diligence as if you found them through some other random source.In my very limited experience with PM companies, you will probably be overcharged depending on what your perception of "fair" is.  

No, it just shows that some random person is paying an exorbitant amount of property tax in the area.