As a former property manager, this is not uncommon.

What you’re describing is frustrating, but it’s not uncommon in this city.New Orleans can be a tough place to execute a clean value-add plan.

Also, it's not uncommon for a realtor to mis-list a duplex as a single family on the mls either. 

It is not uncommon to get them after mid-month following the reporting month.

This escrow shortage would go away after next 12 months but I am still left with new property tax amount of $11,000 annually for following year)Cash flow AFTER rise in property tax: (rent – (mortgage $2970 + PM fee))= Negative ~$1000/month Taxes were $3500, now $11k => +$7,500 / 12 = $625 increase/monthMortgage P&I $1,335 + $917 Tax + (Ins $1k/12 = $83) => TOTAL PITI $2,335So, your actual negative cashflow is $2180 - $2335  = -$155/monthThe escrow shortage is an interest free "loan" from your lender and shouldn't really be included in your analysis.So, you're losing $155/month, but rents and value should increase over time - unless you didn't analyse the market correctly.Negative monthly cashflow is not uncommon for the first 3-5 years of owning a Class A rental.

It took a very special and uncommon buyer to come along.

In my experience managing HOAs, it would be uncommon for the board to enforce penalties for something like this. 

While a rocky road isn't necessarily an uncommon occurrence in our industry, it frankly doesn't need to go down like this.

Quote from @Melanie Thomas: In my market, it’s actually very uncommon for a landlord to retain access to cameras on a property once it’s tenant-occupied, even if they are exterior cameras.

We’ve moved into a co-investing model that’s still pretty uncommon, where investors aren’t just pooling capital but actively analyzing deals together.