We actually end up paying less to lease my Audi Q5 than it costs to own my wifes VW Jetta when factoring tax savings and maintenance savings. ( All my maintenance is included in my lease)a cute movie that reflects this is Tin Man with Danny devitto  they are 50s siding salesmen.. and the front of the office is one caddilac after the other lined up.when I grew up in my dads land sales business the ride of the day.. was a Jeep Wagoneer with the faux wood paneling.. but now a days you can buy a nice new Mercedes small one for under 40k.. 

Movie theaters survived Block Buster.

This reminds me of the movie with Matt Damon (Downsizing). 

Full cable with every movie channel, Netflix and Amazon. 

They mention how few millionaires do anything themselves, as they see it as a financial waste of their time - but what if that time was going to otherwise be spent watching movies, searching for sliced golf balls, or generally doing other activities that are money-negative?

Cali is simply another world, other than the movie star mentality from the 50s, I have no idea why the market there is so skewed, other than geographical constraints with a heavy population.

@James Hamling you should write movie scripts....!

But, if it makes you feel good to talk like the villain from a Bond movie, carry on brutha!

I don't know what's worse, driving the BMW to see the tenants and driving it everywhere all over town, or driving the landlord beater to see the tenants and having them catch a glimpse of you in the BMW when they go to see the same movie that you do.Again, however, my advice is for local self-managing landlords, and I am in the low C-class SFR space.

I'm going to duck out and watch a movie with my kids but I will reach out more soon.