I don't want to have all this confrontation and I don't want to have to watch everything I do (they are not demanding that they be home when I go there, even though the lease only requires 24 hours notice for me to enter, regardless of who is or is not there).I guess I'm just looking for some commiseration and support :-) It'd be useful to hear what others have gone through, how they've handled and the outcome.

This is just for Texas and these rules only apply on your primary home.

Again, this is conventional rules. 

Sellers third cousin is a retired realtor"The disclosure rules are ridiculous.

It is an 18 unit building in a very fast growing neighborhood and just by doing simple due diligence(50% rule, cap rate ratio) it should be pretty profitable.

Not sure how the rules work for a personal residence that you turned into a rental.

The standard mileage rate is subject to certain rules and you must choose to use it on the first year you have the car then on later years, you can choose between the 2 methods whichever will give you the most deduction. 

The rents tend to be bit soft [not quite meeting the 1% rule], but I like the potential appreciation due to the schools / area. 

While this is simple anecdotal evidence to support my general statements, you can use https://www.incomebyzipcode.com to easily compare any given zip code on the east and west side to compare median income levels.

Market rents probably support about 12 or 1300 per sideProperty is in Texas so property taxes are high.