If you have evidence of the damage, it is unlikely the tenant will spend the time and money to take you to court.

So, why is McDonalds still spending billions on advertising?

I'm looking for someone is willing to spend time with me and maybe teach/talk/travel around the city some.

How much will you spend in repairs on a 1920's house with renters ? 

Our 4th Amendment Rights as landowners protect us against regulatory takings and that is why lots that were created prior to zoning or zoning changes are typically grandfathered.  

This was done to protect senior citizens on fixed incomes from being forced to sell their homes due to unaffordable property tax increases.Since the passing of this amendment, all properties in Michigan have two property tax values associated with them:State Equalized Value (SEV): supposedly equal to 50% of the market value of a property, not based on recent sales price.Taxable Value: the SEV annually capped as long as there is not a transfer of ownership.City Assessors are charged with determining how much property values have changed each year.

Stop hanging out with your deadbeat buddies who spend all day drinking, talking sports, and otherwise wasting away.

My mark up is always lower than the direct lender because I don't spend money advertising during the Super Bowl or buying a private jet for my CEO, and we don't have layers of management we need to pay.

We've started looking into real estate because we want to use our valuable time to invest in our kids as they grow and invest in our local community through volunteering, not spending all of our time working 9-5 for the next 20 years.Our goal with Bigger Pockets for this year is to determine our plan for investing, and then make our first purchase.

But they could just buy the house or condo next door and go to cosco and spend $10k making it nice like my wife does.