When I say that’s all that I do, let me tell you what to expect in the life of a landlord and all that they do. 3 am Christmas Eve Tenants call-Furnace went out.I get up, phone calls made, emergency call, expensive triple overtime to the Heating Contractor, Tenant has heat.

I think our yard has been totally covered since Christmas or Thanksgiving.

They don't see that we are on call 24/7, which means Christmas, Easter, and every Holiday under the sun. 

As Christmas draws near, I realized after completing my Christmas shopping that I didn't get something for my tenants.

In our market, I suspect I could fill a Christmas day moveout before New Years day.Personally I never do long leases at all, just month to month.  

. :(  I usually come home to the states once a year but that wont be until around Christmas time. 

Thanksgiving week, Christmas week, etc).This is why it's not impossible, but highly improbable that a full time W-2 employee would qualify as a real estate professional, except in very limited situations (e.g. 5% or more owner-employee of a real property trade or business).

At Christmas time everyone gets something and a card.

The law had to blow the doors open right after Christmas?

Think why does this person need to move in like today, the day before Christmas?