(I've had a medical marijuana card for more than 10 years) It's not much different than the smells associated with cooking - you don't always like what the neighbors are having for dinner, but it doesn't hurt you if you smell it.Literally, my doctor tells me to smoke pot.

Go get a HELOC and write a check for dinner, you're paying interest on the money that was converted. 

Stop and try and find out who the owner is and take him to dinner. 

I submit very few.Low end rentals are just plain tough , I have owned hundreds of them so no one can sugar coat it for me, Like its the owners fault that things are not going right you must not be reading BP and learning all there is to know.Now if I am off base here and you have your tenants over for dinner or BBQ I stand corrected

And for your case Nick since you're in St Louis, you could spend $100 of it and take Philip Vincent out to an awesome lobster dinner and get some pointers from him that would be worth away more than 5k if you ask the right questions and build a relationship!

My methods are so good, that one owner was having employees arrested during a lunch or dinner run.I am telling you, this is an extremely tough business that makes others seem like child’s play.Of most important, consider the worse.

1) On the way to work in the morning (Phone)2) All day at work (Comp/Phone)3) On my way home from work (Phone)4) While I work out in the garden (Phone)5) When I'm putting dinner together (Phone)6) If I'm not reading while walking then during my cardio (Phone)Food for thought:a) It would be great to have access to podcasts through Spotify.

Long story slightly less long, he wound up shadowing a new mentor for a weekend while the mentor made a deal, visited a few properties, and then took my brother-in-law to dinner and outlined his entire business.With this story banging around in my mind, I decided that I'm ready and crazy excited to do this. 

I'm doing some work in the Newark area over the next month and would be interested in grabbing dinner/drinks with investors in the area to chat and share experiences.  

Good point Jon, I usually try to make it short, sometimes things are more involved and still only scratch the surface.I do skim long posts, those asking a question but first have to tell us how many kids they have, hobbies, favorite dinner, favorite song, color of hair and eyes, not sure if they are asking a real estate question or trying to date someone. ;)I just can't resist mentioning my old buddy from the Sunshine State;@Dion DePaoli  LOL :)