It is a bit painful, but I commit to staging--unwaveringly. 

The freeze, which is painful, is necessary for us to build reserves, pull equity, and meet commitments going forward. 2.

I will say, the city of Cape Coral's permitting was painfully backed up at the time, and then they shifted to a new system which caused other delays. 

Quote from @Nate Sanow: Yes I own two that are near 100 years old and I will tell you they are a pain in the you know what compared to all of my post WW2 properties especially post 1980… layouts are better in the last 50 years and energy efficiency is better and I can keep going… HOWEVER to reply to the other aspect of your question, I’ve found appreciation is better with older properties in areas of the path of progress.

How much of a pain will it be to manage tenants?

“Please, Learn from My Pain”)Leases: Month-to-Month MagicStrangers are like boxes of chocolates—you never know when one’s going to melt all over your sofa.

Anyone claiming people are going to feel the pain later by "sitting on the sidelines" is completely amiss of the real problem.

I did a loan assumption that is currently a GIANT pain in the ***.

Susan - I feel your pain!

I do have several S8 rentals, while they are generally performing well, there is more paperwork involved in the leasing and the strict inspections can be quite a pain.