Your are lucky you are even aware there was a leak as the majority of tenants do not bother to report maintenance issues.You are doing fine and need to simply be more confident in your decisions.

This is not legal advice"I wouldn't bother going through the hassles of filing an out of state LLC. 

The owners were there - one of them even walked up to the front desk while we were in the conference room - and never bothered to stop in to introduce themselves, thank us for visiting, drop a card, nothing.  

If it bothers you, dont buy it.

As our very first asset, that seemed like a good way to get started with real estate investing.What really bothers me is Clayton and Natali Morris both are very likable in their videos.

And if you wanted to get really fancy you could calculate it independent of tax benefits as well (though most people don't bother getting that detailed).

I can't believe you have someone bothering you with this.

I don't bother contacting the no shows- if they can't handle an appointment with me with maturity I don't really need to consider who they will be as a tenant, there are plenty of others to choose from.

If that doesn't agree with market then don't bother with section 8. 

Don't bother trying to fill out an application?