One reason I am so determined to be a successful investor is so that I can live life on my terms and spend precious time with those I love while they are still alive, including my parents.

God, that's so precious!

The risk of replacing their mothers priceless jewelry hidden in the bottom of the half used coffee can and their $10,000 safety fund in the box of old papers you threw out is not worth it.   

Savvy tenants aren't going to just believe you when you say it will be cleaned and painted and in pristine condition and available on the day it's supposed to be - when they are stepping over someone dirty laundry.And, they won't feel comfortable looking inside closets or the garage, etc.And, there's the potential liability of your current tenant claiming some expensive jewelry disappeared during your walk-throughs.I know the idea of having to eat a month's rent in-between tenants hurts, but I truly believe you get better tenants, who will not be as likely to cost you in problems, if you clear out the last one, get the unit in beautiful show condition, then start showing it.  

Real estate, farmland, precious metals, etc.

It's an asset that will continue to grow as more and more people and institutions begin to adopt it as a safer hedge against inflation than precious metals. 

Nordstrom's no-questions-asked return policy meant they clawed back sales commissions when customers returned the gold jewelry they bought during the bubble.

Plus i go to costco and buy her some nice jewelry once a quarter or if she has had a nice closing.. 

It’s like talking about putting an LSD in a transmission or quantum mechanics just because people should take time to know about it, and form some level of intrigue, does mean that crap is important to them at this time in their precious life, you can especially expect that from the ones who put a lot of pressure on themselves and can’t quickly open their minds to simple conversation or new ideas, so i wouldn’t take it personal.As stated above, become a high level educator, and keep bringing up new ideas to everyone to help bring perspective to their life < you will most likely value from it the most.

4- looks like all of the California rental market just got a lot more precious, where we in San Francisco have been dealing with this for a long time.