They actually got some good help moving their stuff out of the house despite their lousy attitude.

Those coming from a stable background usually have family who have assets and an attitude to help a family member in trouble.Do this exercise: Add a $10000 retrofit into your ROR calculation.

In addition, my attitude has always been that as long as I'm making a lot of money, I have no problem paying more in taxes.

It's the attitude of never giving up and persistence that wins the race.

The building inspections departments have totally different attitudes, the environmental people are very different, the permits required are very different and so forth.It's why a lot of landlords stay outside city limits.

Martin ) and got to meet SO MANY incredible people that I had only know virtually up until that pointHelped countless clients get started in REI in Chicago and watched our meetup grow and embody the same "pay it forward" attitude that BP hasBut it wasn't all sunshine and rainbows, we definitely hit some speedbumps because we grew too fast.  

You are correct that attitude is not a protected class. 

There was an Army base there and I remember my attitude was the same toward one-bedroom units.

You've done an admirable job, and I completely understand where you're coming from... but your attitude is wrong. 

Places where teachers, cops, and people with similar incomes and attitudes live.