This is what stock traders would call "relative strength" which basically means given all the other investment choices of the moment, investors are choosing REITs.Again, its not to say these can't come down later on, but at least for the moment, it seems that some investors are actually running into Real Estate instead of away from it.How crazy would it be that the "real" risk in 2016 was not having enough real estate vs. having too much of it.  

I just remember Remington financial  if you have not seen that episode on American Greed I think you would be interested in it.

Yet people are too greedy I guess.

I don't want to be greedy but also that is a humongous gap.

Perhaps If you are a successful bitcoin trader, then sure. give it another year before deciding if you are a successfully trading bitcoin.  

He's a long term tenant because his rent is really low compared to the market and he's gonna think your the greedy landlord if you raise rent that much so I would just start with a new tenant at market rent.

Without knowing more about this one and why they have it, it seems a little greedy to me.

I'm a stock trader out of Orange County, CA by trade but after 13 years or so in the financial sector I'm plotting my escape.

I tried my best to give an honest working man a chance while not being a pushover or a greedy landlord. 

As long as one finances the purchase of a property with a loan interest rate that's at least 2% less than the cap rate, that property will yield a positive cash-flow--the larger the spread the higher the yield.Nevertheless, I'm cheap and greedy--just like my mentors taught me to be.