The stove is going to be important to tenants and it is a quality of life issue.

The second buyer ran into issues with financing.

I cannot refinance my house because of deed and mortgage issues.

I have a issue though....

d) is suing something that should be considered to reclaim costs (In VA this is up to 5K to cover lost rent/expenses)?

I had no issue with either but i wanted to peg it per month in case they stay more than 2 years.  

Best way to accumulate long term wealth is to buy and hold. 

The hard part for the NOI on the MF is that I think there will be continuous replacement/repair issues.

Like I said though, if you solely thinking of cash flow and don't mind some issues if the money is good then do it.

We all know areas like Rockville, Silver Springs, Bethesda, etc.... wont be an issue but going further out towards Baltimore there must be a line in which the fundamentals of some areas will cause them to be affected more in a down cycle.I was in CA in the last down cycle so I don't know how this area was truly affected.