Companies like these often give up to 40% discounts on the marked price in order to clear them from their floors AND they have given me an opportunity to build a good relationship with the general manager of the stores, who now knows what I do and is interested in and rooting for me.

Congrats on the deal, rooting for you!

Here is where you’d typically hear the “slippery slope” argument - but again, I’d rather focus on the “why”...the root cause of the regulation, so I, as an investor, can take appropriate action to curtail these issues without the need of a government entity to tell me how.

Sometimes it’s a tree that roots break into the pipe.

The whole idea of real estate investing is rooted in protecting your principal and lowering risk as close to zero as possible.

In short, I don’t think that the bad actor landlords are the root of the problem, for they represent a tiny fraction of overall bldg ownership.

No.The desire to be seen as an individual I would say is an American desire that is rooted in our cultures history with classical liberalism.

The plumbing problem has been an issue for some time now and it’s because of the roots that keep clogging the pipes.

Many foundation problems have water as a root cause - be that infiltration in a crawl space, drainage around the site, cracked sewer line or water line.

Neither of which are an astronomical amount, however, how often can i expect a tree root to grow through the waterline or electrical failure to surge out a fridge to justify any extra coverage that wouldn't be covered by my monthly maintenance savings?