We are looking to relocate to Florida in the coming years and begin our real estate investing once we have a chance to set some roots—perhaps a house hack!

The root cause is almost always poor money management skills.

I do not pat people on the back and stroke their feelings when they screw up especially when it is so obvious they are the root cause of all their own problems.

It is more politically palatable to pull this lever than anything related to tax policy.Tax policy does need to be changed too as do the entitlements that are the root cause of our future insolvency.

When I queried, it turned out the plumber had just been there again, and discovered roots in the pipes, which definitely required owner approval because it was a $1000+ charge.

Find out the root cause.If it's a noise issue between an upstairs tenant and a downstairs tenant, take a look at how to mitigate noise between floor/ceiling and between walls.

I was open about my experience then and feel like he's been rooting for me ever since.

Because of this lack of investable deals, I've heard of many hard money lenders taking their investment capital and getting back to their roots of finding and flipping their own deals rather than lending on somebody else's deal.

. - Regardless of differences between companies, it is pretty unique here in Memphis that several companies root for each other to succeed.  

If there is no further motivator (default, money issues, reason for moving), then he may run you around the block a few times before you realize that he doesn't want to sell within the range you are willing to buy.I agree with the others....get to the root of his motivation.