I wanted to be the one they all respected and "liked".I found out VERY quicky and with alot of painful minutes when the tenants left me in the lurch.

Some HOA's can be a big pain in the neck, but they are only trying to preserve the resale values in the neighborhood.

Hello everyone,My name is Geoff and I live in Newtown, PA in Bucks County.

So show around and see who works for your state :) It's a pain the first time but once you knw the answer you are good to go.

Subtract taxes, insurance, maintenance, pain-in-the-butt nature of Baltimore City, whatever you want, but that still yields a pretty good return. 

When you are in accumulation mode buying properties and have a good full time w2 J O B... sometimes it is worth the pain to keep accumulating.Frank

There is something called a PITA charge, (pain in the ***), if you're a lot of number 1 the contractor can sometimes see his way to work for you if he can get a big enough PITA charge, however it doesn't work the other way around, no amount of nice guy will ever overcome lack of budget.3) Scope of work made them uncomfortable, unqualified.

Have felt your pain!!

I live in Newtown, PA in Bucks County. 

She wanted damages for pain and suffering and medical bills equal to about $50k.Long story short my property insurance company initially settled for $25k but at the last minute they said they are no longer paying the claim because in my contract with the contractor, I placed a line in that states," The Contractor agrees to indemnify and hold the Owner harmless from any claims or liability arising from the Contractor's work under this agreement".