The site you reference is not mine but a competitor in my area (who I know).  

Being a landlord is like a furniture rental place, your handling junk debt on people who can't afford to own, but man do you make good money that can't be wiped out by competitors inventing the next hot thing. 

This also means that more than likely, you have a competitive advantage over your competitors too.

Also the lender I primarily use...he will tell me, or my clients whether he can match a competitors offer.  

Those are usually in major cities where the ordinances are very restrictive and there are usually big public company competitors working around the clock to lock up those locations, so competition is fierce. 

As a landscape contractor most of my competitors are uninsured but I find homeowners seem to care more than landlords about insurance, why is that?

Take a look at ads online for apartments that would be your competitors, and then go and visit some of them.

You need to be able to identify business risks as well as real estate issues.But the same holds true at any level, size and class, in a strip center you don't want to lease to a competitor of an existing tenant, (some business owners who were better capitalized would lease three doors down to run out competition, but never admit it), you'd be in trouble.

Once you get good at this stuff it is easy to be better than your competitors in town.When choosing a lot make sure it has municipal water.

At our brokerage, we are not as financially motivated, as evidenced by our reduced fees.Dual agency can reduce your legal options if a problem arises.If you need to file a lawsuit, and you used a dual agent, you have only one broker’s office to sue, and thus only one broker’s insurance company that will step in and assist in paying any damages.Although you may feel like you have to make the decision whether to accept a dual agent on short notice, don’t let this sway your decision, and we will fully discuss all options.Your decision should also be based in part on the facts of your particular transaction.For example, in a hot market, where it happens that your broker’s office represents the Seller (but with a different agent directly representing the seller), where you’re concerned about beating out a number of other competitors, and where you’ve done enough research to have a good sense of how much the home is worth, accepting dual agency might make sense.