., do not let investing prevent your obligation to master your craft and put service before self. 

If they wont entertain that option you could always get private or hard money to cover the taxes to prevent an auction and then finance the property as is. 

I would rather be the bad guy and even risk looking stupid making a mistake in my analysis of your deal,  if it will prevent you from making a big mistake and losing what you have worked so hard for. 

But... while the requirement of washer drains have increased from 1.5” to 2” 5-10 years ago, there is often a clog or something that is preventing the water from draining fully.

Your DTI may be 80% and if that is the case that surely will prevent you from making future purchases...

Not nearly as much as SD, but enough to prevent meaningful cash flow for the first year or two.

In this case the CA Residential Code says (R703.1.1) "The exterior wall envelope shall be designed and constructed in a manner that prevents the accumulation of water within the wall assembly by providing a water-resistant barrier behind the exterior veneer" (https://codes.iccsafe.org/public/document/details/toc/1005)This section means that as a designer (and contractor) we must ensure that the building envelope can resist water if the exterior cladding (rain-screen) is damaged.

The manager needs to assert themselves and make the tenants acknowledge that they are to address any correspondence about the property to them and not you.The management especially wants to correct any mistakes you may have made last time by making the tenants aware that tardiness with rent will not be tolerated and will be swiftly dealt with legally.Any maintenance problem must be reported to the manager as soon as possible to prevent further damage.If they disagree with the manager they are free to leave so you can get a better tenant.

@Bryan Satter  @Jorge Ruiz  I also read a new blog post this week about buying in your name, transferring to a land trust (I'm not sure exactly what that entails), and then transferring into an LLC from the land trust... it apparently creates greater distance between the property and the owner, and I think may prevent some of the unecessary costs.https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/llc-lendi...

In Bridgeport Connecticut where it snows and gets bitter cold we have to explain why we need to tune up furnaces BEFORE the winter hits to prevent problems like no heat or frozen pipes.