My thoughts:The guy's a player and being a player is not illegal.

Another had an eviction over ten years ago and as a result now prioritizes rent, and another had an eviction due to a temporary situation and an unreasonable landlord (I know him; he actually gave her a good reference).I have properties in C-/D+ neighborhoods; Policies that allow me to work with tenants when they can't pay all the rent and still limit my losses keep my places full but I would rather wait for someone with a good solid work history and adequate income.

I guess I blame the game but not the players..

(The closest is a 2% return in a bank CD.

CD, money market account or just plain bank account?

When this happens it makes sense, but this is not the norm.this is old news but I think read an article I forbes about the FLA tax liens and that insurance companies etc were happy with 5% so they bid everything down.. and placed large blocks of what they felt was secure money at better than CD rates.. ?? 

I'm not talking RE investors, I mean people in the community that have money earning very low interest rates in CD, IRA's or savings accounts.

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Once some builders working in my flat messed with the connections between the consoles / DVD player and the TV, and smashed a lightbulb then hid it in one of the drawers.At the time I was livid, but never thought to complain.

If I assume you take the cash flow from each year, and put it into CD's paying 5%, your annual return is 8%.