Then: I want the lowest interest rate possible.Now: I want the easiest bank to work with.I think my investing career has gotten easier and more fun since I've changed my mind on the above 3 items.

For 20 years we have dealt with space heaters (of various types) for heating the room in the cold OH winters, or just ceiling fans for cooling in the summer.

I think many of us use hyper-consumerism as a means of validating our self-worth.We NEED to upgrade to a new cell phone every year, we NEED to take expensive vacations to show our friends how fun our lives are, we NEED to purchase the more expensive car, we NEED to eat at chic restaurants and document the experience all over our social media.

Agreed - we may be looking back at this winter as a huge opportunity to scoop up before the market starts raging back up again

That's a fun conversation to have with a seller at the settlement table. 

(RE or fun) Let me know if anybody's interested in a coffee chat! 

I have properties with swimming pool and playground so I am well aware of the risk management side but a winter item like this is a new for me! 

Great post and a fun read.

Have fun!

My goal is to have at least 5 rentals in the next 5 years, with the first rental being a new build house hack in Florida so that I can escape the Michigan winters and the Florida summers.