its wasted would be the correct answer....you both are implying i don't care about tenants or my properties, both being false...how you made that leap is a mystery, i work incredibly hard and moat tenants know me on a first name basis. i fix things completely and competently and often will work out payment plans to avoid evictions. i was simply discussing the city itself....fyi, has your house been robbed of its copper/appliances lately?

There are certain terms that may imply you are acting as an agent. 

Rent of $850 implies NOI of $425 with a property manager.  

Just avoid being overly specific as @Sam Leon implied. 

Gurus imply it is a easy great business.

IMO, that implies transactions - - like Flipping. 

I like how they use the names "Smart Sam" and "Nervous Nick" to imply that someone who pays down their debt is nervous and someone who takes out more is smart.

This implies if you are doing forced appreciation, actively leveraging, performing profitable flips, etc then you can make significant money because you in effect have made RE a business. 

Would that really lead to as bad an outcome as implied?

Buffett's rules imply sticking to what works for you and what you're expert at.