Real Estate transactions can be painfully slow and tricky. 

@Gary Nicholson I feel your pain, I would say if you are thinking of acquiring a property for investment rather than just a "free" place to live, look out of state.House hacking in CA specifically is for building equity in properties by the income you receive from renting out other units and using that to pay down a mortgage (increasing equity and hoping for appreciation). 

I wish I would have started out with Buildium because as I grow they have more features that I would really like, and switching is a pain.

The tenants can be a real pain and you have to stay on top of things, but the monthly rent check always came in on time from the section 8 department and they covered the security deposit also.

Matte doors would be a real pain to keep clean from hand prints and smudges.I've been using " light french grey" from sherwin in my flips and rentals

I hate banks too but at times, they are the cheapest means of OPM, albeit the biggest pain in the azz to deal with.

Capital Pains Tax: Just when you think you are making good money, the Government steps in to collect their share.

While some of those things may feel a little painful now, I have full confidence that down the road (we're long term buy/hold with BRRRR) we won't feel the same pain.

They are lovely (if maintained) but just a pain to clean & not worth it. 

Their variable interest rate is garbage, and they're just a pain in general to deal with.