It only takes a min of scrolling through the sub to find that it can be very different.I've thought of trying to expand my rentals, or do something else in the realm of property management, but don't want to get blindsided by something I have not seen.How does the landlord-tenant relationship turn sour?

My best advice would be to reach out to the tenants ahead of time and let them know that the rent will be going up a certain percentage, so that they're not surprised when it happens and feel like they've been blindsided, but ask them which of those improvements they would like to see most at the property.

Thisway you only have one blind side on the right side backing in.

This wasn’t about trying to cash out—it was about preserving and aging in place in a home that had been in the family for decades.The issue is that many long-time owners are getting blindsided by reassessments after making repairs or updates, often without realizing it could reset decades of tax protections.

It's a very uncomfortable position to be in as a sponsor and I suspect that is what drove those decisions but the only thing that investors dislike more than losing their money, is being blindsided by it. 

Bringing up comps and discussing a reasonable increase could go a long way in getting them on board without feeling blindsided.

You brought up plenty of points that are worth noting  It’s worth mentioning that people with enough money to invest in real estate may never have spent a moment in a Class D or F neighborhood   So they don’t understand what they’re taking on   Even more so if the whole thing was orchestrated by a $15,000 seminar on how to do it   These poor blokes are blindsided when things go south  Most of my friends don’t invest in real estate because of the classic argument that “the water heater might break in the middle of the night.”  

Condos can be a nightmare because you’re not just buying a property—you’re buying into whatever financial mess the HOA decides to hand you.That’s why I stick with single-family homes and small multifamily properties—I control my own expenses, my own decisions, and I don’t get blindsided by ridiculous fees.At the end of the day, we’re just seeing the market shift back to something healthier.

However, things took a turn for the worse when the developer transferred the property out of the LLC without informing the money partner, leaving the investor blindsided.

Most of BP just gravitate to the lowest hanging fruit completely blindsided by the relationship of risk & return.