I wouldn't consider investing until you have zero debt, complete control over your finances, and money saved up for the purchase.

I'm an HVAC contractor and I just had to order a simple $100 control board and it took two weeks to arrive.

In that sense, all the money is under my control and only affects us taxwise.

Investing in real estate isn't all about buying property it's all about creating and controlling your own future.

However, RUBS is generally a contractual issue, and additionally, may be limited by local rent control. 

I operate in 7 markets and in each market we have a quality control manager or runner, a cleaner with at least 2 backups, and a handyman/woman.

This same guy wanted to argue with me about how he can't control his guests flushing wipes down the toilet...

To have a whole business based on something that we really don't have much control over (ie. local regulations) and that many people are actually opposed to...

You might need to get surveillance cameras to help, but I would stay on it aggressively until you get it under control.

On July 1st, they sent a text message saying they did not agree with the rent increase and gave us a check for $900, subtracting the "overpayment" from June and stating they would be paying the $1350 moving forward.Our town does not have rent control (we checked prior to raising the rent) but we do acknowledge that raising the rent by 33% could be seen as unconscionable although NJ law does not specify a dollar amount or percentage on rent increases.