If a tenant 'disappears', it's usually because of financial issues and that they have already been served disconnect notices by the utility company and once power and heat get turned off, they figure that the game is over and move out, leaving a mess and broken pipes behind (especially in the freezing winter temps).  

I found following Rich Dad Poor Dad a powerful way to leverage the good fortune of high earnings to pay for past expenses and protect future earnings from taxes.

I had a guy power washing the front of my house and sidewalk while there was someone in the house cleaning.

I had a guy power washing the front of my house and sidewalk while there was someone in the house cleaning.

For the people trying to get to that level, though, in the so called growth phase of their wealth building strategy, leverage is a powerful powerful multiplier.

We've mostly used 20% - 25% down payments on 30-year fixed to lock in low rates for 30 years, but this limits our purchase power.   

I tried a few times and it was uber frustrating i just never went there again.. and being an agent representing a buyer it was painful.. your buyer is e mailing you everyday wanting updates.. listing agent wont communicate becasue they are swamped and have nothing new.. it was very unproductive way to sell inventory.. but we had to remember this was a crisis and banks simply / and servicing or asset managers simply did not have the man power to deal with it all.. 

They are small and run on batteries.

I've also seen people literally run an extension cord from their house with no power, through a window, and to a neighbor's house that did have power. 

Theres a balance of power going on here.