"predatory" sounds harsh.

Tens of thousands of folks flock here during the winter to escape the harsh northern winters, but also to stock up on medication.

.- This disconnect problem is especially harsh in real estate.

After I moved in, talked to the neighbors, found out he's harsh with the tenants, treated them like trash.

There're harsh limits, often $0, called PAL (passive activity losses) rules.

This is the harsh reality of the construction business that most people don't understand. 

I am sure I deserve every harsh name you can imagine for me and then some.But I did laugh a bit (and please find room in your heart to forgive me for it) when I thought about the incongruity of a process server advising me to let someone else get their hands dirty.

California is a lovely place to live as far as I can tell (I have a lot of friends back there, especially around the Bay Area), but property values and overall cost of living can be pretty harsh.

Clients deserve someone who is 100% committed and 100% available when buying or selling real estate.Definitely not trying to come across as overly harsh. 

I don't think the vacation rental idea would work in HVL, no one vacations there and getting nightly guests past the HVL guard shack would be a never-ending pain for you.I'm sorry to deliver this harsh reality, but it comes from doing over 600 flips and also from having some of them go wrong, so I've been in your situation.