They are there to protect them from you the "greedy landlord."

I'm a software developer and day trader, looking to get my feet wet with REI

I battle with when enough is enough and it switches to greed. I

Like a Grocery Store, Most Retailers, and even Real Estate Traders (a variant of the wholesalers and investors in the housing sector)?

@Steve VaughanGaining the knowledge and having the desire to find and/or market for off-market leadsUnderstanding the math/the numbers of investment properties in your market, ie) understanding your MAO, rehab costs, ARVsAbility to negotiate or a desire to learnAbility to talk to strangers on the phone or a desire to learnNot having a greedy/needy mentality.

We're in the digital age guys) or...you can just find a Real, Straightforward Investor to Mentor you. and if he's ligit and not a greedy crook.

I spent 15 years as a registered Investment Adviser and trader and we always preached maintaining AT least 3-6 months emergency funds (monthly expenses COMBINED) at all times. 

They see you as the greedy landlord and the tenant as their client.

🤫-Is it a vain commodity that is needed but not in excess or you’re just a greedy Scrooge that only thinks of themself?

Greedy scumbag landlords have been ****ing it up for the rest of us for a long long time.