Yes, first and last time being a landlord. When I was growing up, my parents had a similarly bad experience renting a home they couldn't afford to sell after m

Yes, first and last time being a landlord. When I was growing up, my parents had a similarly bad experience renting a home they couldn't afford to sell after moving out-of-state. Theirs included an unscrupulous (rather than just incompetent/lazy) PM who charged them for unnecessary and expensive repairs, and tenants who paid their deposit and never paid again (the PM talked them into renting to Section 8ers). The situation ultimately ended in foreclosure for my parents (they were depending on rental income to make the mortgage payments). If I ever find myself upside-down on a mortgage again, I'm going to short-sale, walk away, or find a reputable local arsonist to deal with it.