These are areas GPs can control and I guess choosing not to. 

One of the primary issues is the impact of rent control policies.

Interesting discussion about national rent control here- Why Rent Control and Housing Subsidies Backfire: James Burlinghttps://link.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/epochtv/why-rent-control-and-housing-subsidies-backfire-james-burling-5732950?

Consider a scenario where a person owns a house valued at, for instance, $100,000, and they owe the town $40,000.

Income Late fee Gross rent Expenses Advertising Cleaning Gardening/lawn mowing Insurance Interest on loan(s) property tax Legal expenses Pest control Property agent fees/commission Repairs and maintenance Water charges Electric Bill Total expenses Net rental income or (loss)

Understand Proposition 13 for property tax benefits, local transfer taxes, and strict tenant and rent control laws.

I've done this with my properties because I'm well known in my small town and don't want people to know what I own.LEGAL PROTECTION: By placing your assets in an LLC, you are legally separating them from your personal assets.

I only did a regular inspection and since I wasn't in town during it, I wasn't able to see first hand what was referenced in the report. 

So then Nick ask everyone who is interested to learn everything there is to real estates (he explained earlier - to secure your future you got to have knowledge which then you gain control and thus less risk - i thought that made sense) to now stand up and go to the back and sign up as seats are already filled.

Even worse, the investor has no control.