He has issues, and does that occasionally, so we went ahead with our plans, closed on the house, and fixed the pipes.

Purchasing your own home tends to be the end of banks willing to give you mortgages lol as usually the place that you want to live with your family (or future family with kids) is going to be a nice one and costly but will save you the efforts and having to move again when you have kids  and can be more of a forever home.Of course being able to buy something that is nice enough for you to be happy in and not extravagant or lavish is ideal since it is money and leverage that wont be working to generate any income and is essentially a liability for you barring appreciation value.

Occasionally, there are people who are more difficult to deal with, but if that's the rule rather than the exception, it's likely you are doing something wrong as the landlord. 

Occasional evictions. 

I don't own a Kuereg, but I think they're nice for the occasional drinker or in an office setting so, might be good for STR - coffee is decent.

I am getting tempted to buy one of these T-***** that reads "Don't CA my AZ".If you are a CA liberal please remember that everyone in AZ carries at least one gun, the exterminator will come back every day until the scorpions are gone from your house (allow 2-3 months), and we are native habituate for rattle snakes.If you are a conservative, houses are half the price and twice the size and a good shoe beats the occasional scorpion every time.

I find he is one of the most fair, professional and rational people who post here and yes, occasionally, he spices it up with a bit of sarcastic humor.

and brake fluid on condition. the battery in the fob does go out occasionally.  

You can still find the occasional good deal.

Yes I occasionally had to spend money on repairs and manage a gardener from far away, but at the end of the day, the pros were much more than the cons.