I think there are 3 main reasons:Financial ignorance: most people I know are happy to follow the 401k path to wherever it leads and worry more about where they are going to go on vacation that year2) Laziness: RE investing is not something that can be done well while sitting in front of your computer and just clicking where someone else told you until you think you're smart enough to click where you want3) there is rarely a "fat pill" in RE investing.

LOL.if you take the depreciation then want to sell your Jet your going to get wacked with one bit fat tax bill .... unless you can dump off some asset that you lost money on and can offset it.

I just read your profile and visited your Fat website. looks like you doing well and have a lot of experience.

I wish the fat pig government would leave free people be.

Fat McBrides on Maplewood and Pioneer next door have a great happy hour from 5-7 on weekdays (1-1.50 beer, 2.50 margaritas) and some half price appetizers.  

I am in Washington state and I am considering finding contractors from Alaska because it seems the ppl around here are fat cats can name any price.

You have a $1.75M debt only providing $32k of return.If you can get out exactly at 5 years, for what the homes are currently appraised for, you will have a nice time, a fat $350k paycheck.

I have seen it before.The answer would be a big fat NO.I specialize in sales and don't do property management.Wouldn't you want a specialist instead of a generalist??

-Any fat in the T12, like paying for a full time maintenance man, bill back H2O and the like?

And when you close the deal at the title company and get a fat check!!