But I have a big fat deductible because I asked for a big fat deductible.

Here are several items that know one tells you about.1- the owner probably received a fat check from the insurance company and now they have to deal with the property!

Might get a fat zero on the closing statement. 

I don't deal with clients or any of that area that's my wife department and she gets a fat commission for it, more than the average property management company out there.The cashflow is way better than long term tenants, like wayyy more, and also I can enjoy my properties from time to time, the wife loves that...The numbers always have worked out more than long term tenants.

Landlords are big, fat, soft targets, 90% of what we do is just own stuff.  

I feel way more comfortable trimming the fat and running with a great cash flowing property.

Fat thumbs I guess!!!

We paid off our home mortgage of 3.75% but so we could put a fat 1st Heloc on it and buy rentals quickly with cash at a discount.What's the plan when you pay it off?

The time between 2008-2012 were fat times and profits were good as the margins were large and the room for error was significant.  

Make sure you have a fat bank account for when things sink.