My social group these days pretty much consists of Harley Owners Group people who are all succesful in what they do and don't need to network for more business or brag or talk shop or do anything but follow our official motto which is "Ride and Have Fun".And while that's our official motto, every year we raise thousands of dollars for worthy causes or individuals in need or we help deliver hundreds of Christmas presents to local kids and that doesn't even count showing up at nursing homes to play bingo or eat ice cream or roar kids around the parking lot at the Ronald McDonald house or, well, the list goes on.What a true blessing it is to be able to give back.So personally, when some cube-dweller figures I've got some kind of easy racket going, or some contractor I hired with a hand-shake rips me off with the final bill because he thinks I print money, or some unemployed carpenter I hired to help him out breaks into my storage shed and steals my stuff because he knows 'all landlords are wealthy', well, I just can't worry about what the people who don't matter to me think.

Also, I completely understand your reluctance to move from San Diego - I visited over Christmas break, and it was wonderful - I saw a lot of new developments coming up, restaurants opening, families playing in the parks, and there are a lot of transplants from all over the country.

We have a Christmas tree farm (where the rentals are located), and our tree farm Facebook page has lots of followers, so I've advertised there, but didn't get a single booking that way.  

Many of them hate being a landlord.These are the people who tell the horror stories of fixing a leaky toilet at 2AM on Christmas Day or the horror stories about a tenant who didn't pay rent for six months and trashed the place costing them thousands.

Last Christmas, I gave two of my best renters $50.00 gift cards to spend however they wished.

Everyone gets a trophy at the end of the season.

My mother is going on the routine inspection for the quarter with myself and she is giving the tenants small gifts, boxes of chocolate for christmas.

But for now, ill keep sending my hard money lenders a Christmas basket every year.Good Luck!!

I shook my crystal ball and when the white particles settled, it said "Merry Christmas!" 

I would hope somebody would move in mid-December, but nobody moves right before Christmas who doesn't have to.