The only part I haven't mastered in long distance land lording is the how to calm the control freak in me.

What I meant was that I suspect you learned to be calm in stressful situations, deal with conflict, and de-escalate the situation when need be.

HOWEVER, you calm your nerves and manage your risk by doing the proper Due Diligence.

His over the top gestures, and lack of ability to control himself, over Paul Ryans cool, calm, well thought out answers, shows very clearly that in terms of negotiating with Senate and Congress that Paul Ryan, on behalf of Romeny and the people, could sit down with the Dems and negotiate compromises.As for the abortion issue, that's just a red herring that the left throws in to get all you riled up, as Roe v Wade is the law of the land, and it's not being overturned.

I think the primary purpose is to calm the markets, which have been fed so many negative reports by the media. 8)

The ones that still say no… That won’t cancel their listing… My last question that I like to ask before we hang up the phone… (in a calm voice) is… "What is your brokers name there in the office?...

If separate from LP equity, where would the return typically fall on the waterfall and would the GP receive a preferred return on that equity assuming that the LP are getting one?

When I returned that night to explain to the couple, they EVENTUALLY calmed down and were ok.

I needed your post to calm the nerves and J Scott 's post to reinforce the Million Dollar resource I've already discovered.

A sea of cash is calm waters.