I have been investing in rentals for 18 years, I plan to start a meetup in Allentown (or close by) as soon as I get some surgery out of the way.    

You should know enough about other areas to aid you in your endeavors, but focus on the 1 or 2.You don't see Plastic Surgeons doing heart bypass surgery.

Real estate investing isn't brain surgery: it's about numbers, knowledge and having a plan (especially in value-add). 

I had brain surgery and my sister was my social security payee and had been paying it.

-The husband called two weeks ago to tell me that his wife has serious health issues with her back and cannot climb the stairs (has had three surgeries with the last being a fusion).  

Plus they don't want calls about leaky toilets while they are performing surgery, meeting with a client, etc. 

Turns out the owner needed heart surgery but the surgeons wouldn't do it unless he quit drinking. 

Thinking about a tommy gate as I've recently had my 3rd abdominal hernia surgery...

That sounds like throwing the baby out with the bathwater - no pun intended.Doesnt the govt under the new health plan guidelines (ObamaCare) get to decide if someone is too old to make it worth while to have surgery?

The tenant is watching the dog for a few months while their grandparent recovers from surgery.