You get in the game of property ownership at the expense of being house poorer, which would cut down your savings rate from where it is now. 

If they arnt, just cut them off. 5) Ride it til it dies.6) No one opens their windows anymore.

Quote from @Tom Gimer: @Jay Hinrichs From some recently advertised terms of sale in DC:"Purchaser will take title to the property subject to all real estate taxes, water and sewer charges, and any other municipal or utility charges senior in priority to the Deed of Trust, if any." there ya go clear cut.. in the State of Washington you cannot transfer title without prop tax's being brought current..

I would argue that if it's a multi-family unit, at the very least you should be able to have your mortgage payment cut in half by house-hacking which is still a sweet deal. 

If I had 4 hours to cut down a tree I'd spend the first 3 hours sharpening the axe.

If it's not huge, well then maybe best to do exactly what you said, and leverage your super host status on another deal and move on as cleanly as you can.Can't the property owner just file the permit for you and you pay him an additional cut? 

Replaced all flooring, painted top to bottom, new fixtures, new stainless steel appliances, replaced counter tops, added back splash, repaired sheet rock on ceiling in laundry room, new front door and garage entry door to kitchen, new garage door.

That said I would like to remain anonymous as a landlord, and a sole proprietorship won’t cut it.

Hoping to get a knowledge short cut from the BP family.

Your getting 30-40% returns on these old steel mill houses .