For syndication, perhaps the rent increases weren't viable, perhaps the expense decreases work viable, perhaps there were hidden issues that couldn't be determined during due diligence, Etc.Market Risk:  Economic factors can impact any investment.

If they are paying the rent on time, and otherwise are not destroying the 'unit', I would leave them there and initiate a monthly extermination done by a licensed pest control company, and back charge the tenant for it.You can't change their lifestyle, but you can protect your property from becoming a health hazard. 

Avoid the economic occupancy where the tenant isn’t paying rent.  

@Scott PassmanIf the point is that you don't need to do courses in REI to make money in it, sure.If the point is that college is really not the best place for types that can handle self-education, sure. even Elon Musk has repeatedly gone on the record to insist that he's a better rocket scientist for having two BS degrees in economics and physics and then dropping out of a PhD in energy physics, and a lot of people he's hired agree.But the reality as I saw it in my former profession as a teacher is that most people suck at self-education, suck at a nuts-and-bolts level on the tools of autonomous learning, research and analysis, suck in general at doing anything when someone isn't there holding their hand for them and patting them on the back every day.

Then yesterday she called and left a message on the company voicemail saying she needed to talk about a "health issue" unrelated to the property that is stressing her out.

I like a lot of the economic indicators: jobs, population growth, appreciation potential in Texas but I'm a touch weary about the high property tax rates while I'm unable to take advantage of no state income tax.

He is getting older and has health problems and is looking to liquidate all of his rentals.

I'm a pretty health skeptic. 

Hi @Tracie Janoska - living in Austin does lend to bias, though I can say the economic growth in north Austin and the availability of quadplexes in a variety of conditions makes it a good market to consider a quad. 

In the years between then and now I had to focus on my mental health before I could be productive in any field.