Pledging your home and other assets to be able to increase your holdings, from what I've seen can lead to a very unpleasant situation.2) ....why some people become financially free, while the majority of the population is living paycheck to paycheck I've never met anyone who is financially free, that was not a trust fund baby.

As for 2010, yet another cliff event with residential crash. 

Overnights are very very transient and come with unique challenges, think about these like a Motel 6, people arriving at all hours, tired, just need a place to crash as they make their way to their final destination.

So many people are worried about a housing market crash like we have seen in 2008 and we know that is not going to happen, at least not in the same way and for similar reasons.

They say the stock market AVERAGES 10% for a reason... a crash and burn eventually shows up and your "this is easy peezy" becomes a panic as your portfolio crashes.

Empires normally crash after 250 years. 

It would be like if I rented a car from Uber and crashed it with passengers, Uber wouldn't be liable right?

Do you worry about crashing waves tearing your life apart?

We often even had more friends crashing in their camper vans in the driveway.

Fans wobble and over time will wobble lose and crash on your renters if not installed properly.