Harboring resentment is not how I wish to spend my time, so my challenge is to be firm, uphold my terms and standards, and practice the art of “not taking things personally,†as outlined in one of my favorite books, “The Four Agreements,†by don Miguel Ruiz.In writing my book, I filled it full of idealistic, time-tested advice for the purpose of guiding my young daughter through her time on this fantastic planet.

Naomi Wolf certainly isn't THE most ignorant person on the face of this planet but she is running hard to win that spot.

Frankly, I'm proud to be a part of the greatest country on the planet.

If the rental was greener would they pay more for rent, less for utilities (overall wash) just becuase it was green?

The last thing on this planet I would want is to live by the tenants!

@Charlene McNamara"I imagine though you're actually paying more than $390/ Mo"Valid point, no rental on the planet has expenses that low long term.

I’m sure you’ll agree that you live in one of the most expense real estate markets on the planet, but outside the city there will always be those blue collar communities that are home to mainly service professional types.

. - good post, as you mention NYC is a bit complicated, if your interested in the Airbnb impact, Planet Money did a podcast fairly recently on the impact in New Orleans, while it mostly focused on the operators, they did have some data on the impact to property values as well:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/planet-money/id290783428?

Account ClosedI was thinking BP is about making money in real estate, so the part that I read in your post that was relevant to me was how much money you lost by not holding on to those properties.It is one thing to leave for greener pastures but you could have still made money by keeping your properties.  

Purchase price: $135,000 Cash invested: $27,000 First Oxford House rental, previous landlord wanted to liquidate and move on to greener pastures.Cash flows 500$ a month.