We had multiple 1000 acre projects going in the San Martin and Gilroy area the foothills on the eastern side of the valley.. the 1989 quake and WAR put a big fat halt to those...

This seems to make more sense as we could probably pull out some of that $500K cash we already have in the property (although likely leave in a fat downpayment of 200K-300K).

Maybe I'm old school, but I go by the sayings "Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered" or "You can shear a sheep many times, but skin him only once" or "Nobody minds if you make a living, they just don't want you to make a killing".I realize many in business don't share my opinion. 

We're not "fat cats" that can absorb a huge loss of income over an extended period of time, but are willing to work with our tenants as much as we can.

Don't get fat on just one sector of real estate.

I don't have thick glasses, I do wear goggles on the Fat Boy, the Vulcan and a Trans-Alp.

(P) Lose 8% Body Fat and 15lbs by Dec. 2023 --> Family Cruise and for personal fitness/healthThere are just a few I thought of off the top of my head.   

Both the fat overhead wire(200 amp) and the wire to your TV(20 amp) can fry someone easily.

Borrowing money from Grandpa, your girlfriend, or Fat Tony the Leg Breaker, is how a lot of REI failure stories start.

With respect to item #1 don't just focus on the expense side and trimming the fat; focus on ways to increase your income.