Sounds like you need to get set up on some electronic payment plans for you tenants sake as well as your own...But i do get what your saying. personal accountability for your check book is lacking in our culture. 

But I have cultured a team on the ground there who handle most of the day to day operations for my properties .

It's a total gut job near the Irish Channel.Also, while we're at it, any contractor recommendations for fix and flips?

And the culture of the site makes it so much more enjoyable and easier to feel welcome and be a part of it all.

Extroverts do get more out of office culture, but I think what COVID-19 has taught us in RE is that working in an office environment in real estate is wholly unnecessary.

From another San Jose newbie with a VERY Irish name, I wish you the best of luck.

Portland is an awesome city that's on the up and I, myself, look forward to being an investor in this culture! 

The entitlement culture in Greece is being challenged by the EU and the IMF with threats to toss Greece out of the EU altogether.

@Jay Hinrichs, <off-topic> sometimes is hard to convene something over "dry" internet communication. i would read it as: me and Wendell were raised in cultures where OLD meant respect based on experience/knowledge earned with time</off-topic>.

Two things come to mind. (1) An entire family got into the drug culture and ended up being evicted.