And sorry for the people who's blood pressure just went up and now you need to figure out how you will respond to my post because whole life sucks and never works.

Investors who've been buying since the 80's (treasury rates >14%.5 top tick) or new blood that started buying post GFC (2009-2012) think they can't lose - since their investment has (essentially) been buoyed by asset inflation tied to declines in treasury yields --> interest rates --> cap rates --> increasing govt intervention/QE/debt monetization.One of the key implicit assumptions of the bulletproof BRRR model (which so many people here swear by) - is that interest rates will always and forever continue to decline.

IT is in my blood.

. $10k now days is nearly same as $0.00, so for any and all asking "can I start doing REI with _____" correct that question to ask the reality "am I willing to do what it takes of me TO start doing REI, all the blood sweat tears and frustration?"

: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA MSA Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA MSA Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI MSA Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX MSA Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX MSA Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL MSA Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD MSA Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA MSA Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH MSA Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ MSA San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA MSA Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA MSA Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI MSA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA MSA Minneapolis-St.

Like many folks in DC, my full-time job involves working with "Uncle Sugar" aka the US GOV.

The truth what I gather so far is that the rule cannot be fully applicable all over America;  just look for the decent communities who life blood businesses went to China, and you would find people who are trying to bring back communities.

I had to pay it in money, blood, sweat, tears, overcoming fears, frustration, hard work, and tenacity. 

It´s a small amount and going back and forth with a tenant on something like that, insinuating they have to pay because they are too dumb to figure stuff out could create bad blood over nothing.

Neither will your attorney help you collect one penny unless you pay him several thousand more dollars and if your scumbag contractor doesn't have money, or assets 'you can't squeeze blood out of a rock'.Lots of luck!