The irony and stupidity of the second statement is heightened by an example of an occurrence that one might want to avoid as a landlord. 

You would avoid the possibility of non-performance due to heightened stress (again, job on the line), and their level of effort in filling the unit regardless of their success will tell you much more about the person that you hired.

Also, the IRS loves to take a closer look at Schedule C filers, so beware of heightened scrutiny there.

You're in the right place to quickly develop a heightened level of intel.

Here is an excerpt from my published article ...Risks for Syndication Sponsor:For one, the sponsor of the real estate syndicate operates under a fiduciary duty with their investors, which bring about a heightened level of responsibility.

Obviously, if you pay cash, you eliminate all these costs.Initial Time Savings - Not only are mortgages expensive, they can also take a lot of time, particularly with all the heightened underwriting requirements.

Invest in a cheaper part of town (or a different state) - I've definitely thought about this and read the various posts about it, but cheaper part of town, I weigh the heightened risk of getting lower quality tenants, slower appreciation in value of the property or DEpreciation of property value when a market crash hits.  

It will bring in heightened rents ($800-$900/unit) and will appraise out somewhere around $250K.

If that unfolds in an (at least somewhat) controlled manner, it will be great for holders of real assets, as heightened inflation eventually boosts our values.

(Not worried about corona rental forecast, this is buy & hold)... but there are obvious difficulties to owning where you don’t live that are heightened by wanting it to be of a certain quality we’ll enjoy staying in.