Regardless of views on policies, it's us small business owners and landlords that have to deal with the realities and running away is not the solution.As a Northwest native, we have a lot of issues with gentrification, big tech money, drug addiction and homelessness that affects all communities in the region, not just Seattle.

Other real estate agents react "better" when I mention I am an investor and not an agent, sellers from off market properties are always more willing to discuss a sale when I mention the same fact.

I’ve shaped my life to operate on my priorities & our primal needs (most “busy” people react to other people’s agenda) so that the million dollars is just a by product of my sustainable lifestyle.

One company claims to service 1 million units (I find that unlikely).PROS-property owner can require a much "higher" security deposit/coverage using this system since the premium is still low for the tenant, thereby increasing your protection AND reducing their costs-increases the pool of tenants who can afford to move into your placeCONS-might be hard to get the surety bond to pay out for damages-probably requires more paperwork-unsure of how state landlord-tenant laws would react to payment; they often have a lot to say about how a landlord handles security deposits but are mum on surety bonds / insurance.

Oh and let's not forget that you actually need access to the MLS for any of this to even apply at all.My thoughts on this app expands beyond the conventional aggregated sites (if one's MLS offers it) and covers sites which I'm certain does not have native MLS linkage such as the previously mentioned Craigslist, Facebook, Twitter, Connected Investors, etc.

What numbers have you seen or used yourself, and how have investors reacted?

1) Do not over-react and move too quickly. 2) Filling the units with more bad tenants would be even worse...you'll be stuck with them until you sell, plus the new buyer may not accept them, or want the building vacated before close.

@Derrick Gamez, I'm a Huntsville native so if you need any assistance, boots on the ground, I can help.

However, that's been controversial for the past few years, as the growth of Facebook and big nearby companies (and their employees) are pricing out native EPA tenants.

It seems that we have all been reacting on fear.