You minimize your risk by eliminating anxiety, by not rushing into investments when you do not have the experience and business maturity and when you don't risk money you can't afford to lose.If I was in a position where I needed to use a hard money loan I would not risk using someone else's money with the risk of my venture going south.Oh!!!

My wife, who lived her entire life in a detached single family home, has much more anxiety than I do regarding our living standards.

My big concerns have been coming out of my comfort zone (it's been nice working from home and playing with kids) and building a network (social anxieties aside).As I mentioned, my investing goals are both buy and hold, and fix and flip.

I feel I'd have less management anxiety if I'm not worrying about a M2M tenant, but I'm still too new to see the benefits.

I have a multi-unit property in Lakewood Colorado.The lease on one of the units is due to expire in July 2016 and I have notified the tenants that they would need to notify me in writing of their intent to vacate at least 30 days before the lease expires.In the meantime I am working on doing my homework to figure out current market rents for a 2-bedroom basement Unit in Lakewood, Colorado.Unit has a 2 car parking and also comes with good-size garden space, washer and dryer.Current rent is $950 and I am thinking of keeping it at $950 as they have been great tenants that always pay on time, they have pets and pay a non-refundable annual pet fee of $450.Other than some damage to door and stair railing from dog chewing on both “suspected” (not confirmed) separation anxiety, they have kept the unit pretty clean.I like to reward good tenants and feel that I really would rather keep them than go out and get new tenants that may prove to be a nightmare.Do you think that keeping the rent at $950, requesting the annual non-refundable $450 is fair/reasonable?

I think she may be a bored house wife but she's more of an ex-lawyer who has enormous anxiety about her quasi gifted, quasi autistic child and needs to convince herself she is protecting him.  

Any physician can write a note that recommends that stress and anxiety be treated by living with and/or caring for a pet.

But, the letter should say that the patient requires a companion animal to ease their mental illness, or anxiety - or something to that effect.The whole reason for a reasonable accommodation, is to allow the disabled individual to be able to enjoy the unit, in spite of their disability.  

Every tenant has an opportunity to make their case to you, if all the cards before you cause you anxiety or question - just move on.

Tenant has informed that is suffering from anxiety disorder and provided letter from therapist recommending 'stress-relieving aquarium' of 'proportional size to the living area, no smaller than the largest television in patient's household'.Indicated found a great deal on cList for a 75 gallon saltwater aquarium with fish & coral and going to pick up this week.