There are trash left behind, a futon bed, twin mattress, multiples tv boxes.

This will make it easier at the end of the year for you to quickly determine what is a business deduction.Accounting Software Recommendations - Quickbooks(Desktop), Quickbooks(Online), Stessa, XeroOnline Storage to save receipts recommendations- Google Drive, Dropbox, Apple DriveExcel - to save information such as tenant name, lease start date, current rent, etc

Then new cars, big TV's, new furniture, job changes & of course our rent increases, depleted their savings for cash down. 

It drive me nuts when a successful person is being interviewed TV, Radio, Podcast whatever and the interview ask something like "what's your prediction about xyz?"

is that happening in your city.Indianapolis is a perfect example the fountain square area and Bates Hendrix 1 mile from the down town was old and run down.. now the two chicks with a hammer TV show helped no doubt.. but its a neighborhood you can buy a fixer for under 100k still and or buy a new home for 350 to 500k.. its slowing turning over without having to create any new lots.    

So yes if you manage yourself they can make a bit more but you are also laying for utilities, furnishings and any time a sofa is broken or a TV is stolen you have to replace it and is a sunk cost. 

It's usually broken/old furniture, a 1992 TV set that weighs 78 pounds, rotten food, dirty dishes, and kid toys.

Yes they look cute on TV but reality sucks.One thing you could consider is leaving the deck out of the picture.

:)A counter point to the statement that all investments are technically out of our direct control - Yes, you are correct, I cannot control Apple, Intel or Amazon, however, if I have a brokerage account containing those stocks, I can certainly reallocate my risk within minutes buy selling/buying, where in a partnership type investment, my money is tied up for a set amount of time.Once again, thank you for posting - I have a lot more to digest and think about, which I am grateful for. 

there’s something I learned about many years ago called “habit stacking”It’s where you find something you already do every day (for this example it’s scrolling thru social while I take my morning shi…uhmmm…while I get ready in the morning), and add the new habit you’re trying to reinforce to the end of what you already do.So I just used Apple’s Shortcut app to create a BP Forum app on my homescreen and put it in my “Social” folder on my home screen.My goal is to post or reply to something every morning!