In other words, a person who studies light bending through black holes is highly qualified to become a real estate investor.College develops students’ minds in ways beyond the tangent skills mentioned above—critical thinking, problem solving, global/historical perspectives and such.

I’m in my mid-40s, have a global role in the corporate world, and my wife and I will already be fortunate enough to retire early through stock investing (~10 years).

Reality is No one can predict whether we will have a crash as it will depend on not only our government but macro economics in a global economy.What is not discussed is fed intervention, commercial real estate and liquidity.

But the fact that a lot of them just collect a check each month is actually pretty nice compared to people that could lose a job due to say... a random global pandemic... but that will never happen, right?

PS: If its on the beach that beach might be gone in 20 years if global warming is real..or is that just a myth?

A common dilemma faced by real estate investors: Should one invest in a condominium or a house lot in the vibrant city of Dallas?

I am very passionate in RE and I believe I live in a vibrant and never stopping Austin market.

We actually have a pretty vibrant community of people who frequent the meetups locally.

You are going to vary how you conduct business depending on where you are delivering services and to whom you are providing them.The purpose of leaving a few basic items, such as a roll of TP or cleaning supplies, for a new tenant is not about trying to influence or change personal behaviour as you appear to believe, but about relationship management, marketing (referrals) and customer retention as @Karen P. and others have identified.Perhaps there is no value in providing any incidentals or welcome gift to new tenants in your market(s), but you shouldn't be too absolute in the conviction that your experience is a global truth.As I mentioned before, just because someone conducts business differently than you, or in a manner with which you disagree, it does not automatically follow that their "real world experience" is any less than yours.  

And the growth of global understanding and a sense of community with the world at large has been incredible.