That didn't necessarily surprise me, but knowing there won't be full time tenants makes me a little nervous. 

You will be surprised how much guidance you get on these forums. 

It's market-specific, depending on where you live and what it costs, but you'd be surprised at how many people still listen to radio all day and all of the calls coming in are hot leads instead of garbage from Facebook or PPC.

Surprisingly, vacationing in a great area still can be lonely, especially if your family members don't share your love of surfing.  

I also had to have flood insurance which was a last minute surprise:( I will cashflow $300/month.

You'll be surprised how much information you can get from the neighbors (one time, a neighbor even had a key and let me view the inside with them.) 

The sub meters conveniently work off of existing cellular infrastructure.

It surprised me that the cap rates were so close in areas like Albany Park and Logan square, even though the multifamily homes prices seem to be more significant divergent.Best,CM

It is surprising that the format is not consistent.

I'm surprised the IRA company wired the funds.