Unless you have a builders warranty (not a home warranty from First American, etc) with them you most likely don't have any obligation to make any repairs. 

Acknowledge, the best dates for the season are booked but there are plenty of dates on the calendar for the season and the south Americans and Europeans will be pouring in for months still.

... has never had the police call them on a Sunday night to inform them that their drunk tenant is up on the roof of their 1923 Victorian house threatening to jump down to his death if his ex wife doesn’t stop badgering him about child support and his drinking

Children wanting to provide housing for parentsIf the parent is unable to work or does not have sufficient income to qualify for a mortgage on his or her own, the child is considered the owner/occupant.

Her income is only $2000 per month plus she gets $1000 in child support.

My theory is when Americans first left the city for the suburbs, developers  simply reworked apartment floor plans into SFR's.   

@Charlene Mead first and foremost, congratulations on getting ready to send your child to college.

@Jonathan Beaumont I would suggest not taking anyones opinion or going on word of mouth, but instead investigating what makes a strong market, & identifying where to invest based upon those criteria. 2 good places to start would be Milken Institute best performing cities 2018 (look for best performing large & mid sized cities), & markus & millichap 2019 multifamily North American investment forecast (chart of city cap rates). 

I drained my retirement accounts, maxed out my credit cards, commuted a total of 3 hours a day to get to and from work, and had to raise a small child while attempting to reverse the traumas he had been through.

Americans don't know how to make Money and they don't teach their children how to Manage it.