For example: the floor in my rental house collapsed last week, so I had to assemble my four man floor crew to fix it and now that it's fixed they returned to their full time jobs.

If you take a carried interest in projects for referrals you start to collapse more into the RIA regime where fiduciary responsibilities kick in.  

Higher borrower interest rate, higher inflation, stock market collapse, and a disaster similar to a 911. 

If your tenant isn’t getting along with their neighbor it’s much better when that person isn’t  also your tenant like MFRWhen one of your tenant’s water damage wrecks 2-3-4 of your other properties, also a MFR “feature” Much more favorable downpayment and rates if you occupy for a year first then convert to rental.During the last “Great Recession” I heard stories of MFR people losing their Las Vegas properties as rents collapsed or vacancy hit 50%.

Fixed the collapsed subflooring in the bathrooms both sides. 2.

I hate to buy for appreciation only, as then every maintenance issue and catastrophic issue (Collapsed Sewer Line, Air Conditioner, etc.) has to come out from your own pocket and not the investment.

When the last bubble collapsed, experts who studied the data could see clearly it was coming.

It's not for a lack of effort on my part, a desire for entitlements, not being capable or willing to plan for the future, a fear that our fragile economy could potentially collapse at any moment, invested in a major that may or may not have fit with the strong tech market that is today or any the the above. 

How can you say real estate is not rigged when we just came thru the most corrupt mortgage market collapse of all time What about all the political deals for zoning development that made in the back rooms.

As we all sit in anticipation of what the crude collapse means for the Houston market, has anyone had issues with appraisals coming in underwater?