Be conscious of HOA'sSorry for the long post but it was great info...

If you're security conscious, which it seems you are since you're asking, I'd think in terms of concentricity and redundancy.

This was a little stream of consciousness, but I appreciate whoever got this far for baring with me.

So finally when they do get to the point where they need to be socially and politically conscious and make a change they are neither smart enough nor creative enough to find ideal situations/alternatives.

Vague memories getting bumped back into consciousness...)

This arrangement gave him and his crew incentive to slow-screw me, whether they consciously chose to do so or not.  

Me being a real estate investor in the USA I was anxious and excited to talk to anyone who would listen about using real estate investing as a way to financial success and freedom and people kind of just let what I said go in one ear and out the other but also i notice that , that is changing little by little and now everyone in my wife's family is very conscious of the potential benefits of real estate investing.

Our original (budget-conscious) plan was to just replace the flooring and bath (badly outdated), and move the vanity to open up a little more space  (the 'bump' out right by the tub used to contain the water-heater for the house). 

Make a conscious effort to be engaged.

Your tenant has consciously decided it is not important to him if you get paid on time.Again, be nice and give him a pass this time, but get your tenant trained early or this will continue.