Maybe you could work out a really great deal - hey, here's some money and I wouldn't mind too much if you accidentally blew the place up on your way out...

I love Nolo Press books. 

I think you can hire a property manager for your  first year when you are learning and you seem pressed for time.

(accidental landlord).I've had around -$200 to -$100/month cash flow for the last 6 years while waiting for the home to come back up from $350K (2009 when we were underwater)  to 510K right now(2015).Keep in  my rate has been a FANTASTIC 3.75 %  to  (now) 2.875% and I stilll could not positive cash flow this condo.    

If pressed, I'd say the reason is being deceitful and untruthful in general.

I'm an accidental landlord and I don't have the right personality to do the job. 

Ever accidentally overcharged a credit card, forgot to pay a bill, or misjudged an expense?

Accidental late payments is not the same a regularly paying late.

This is different than accidentally forgetting to return one deposit. 

He also didn't even tape it properly (still gaps), didn't press it down all the way (my friend did), and left pieces of insulation all over the floor.Handyman checked pipes under the kitchen sink to troubleshoot why dishwasher drainage floods the kitchen.