He ranted and carried on and screamed that I was a bigoted bastard who was abusing him for no good reason.

If you got hit by a bus, does you estate have enough liquidity to pay for friend off?

there is a glycol solution the HVAC can put in the boiler system , it will greatly reduce the freezing point of the water , protecting the pipes and radiators below freezing .MOST reasonable people realize that water freezes when its cold , the frozen pipes were caused by the tenants not having fuel to run the furnace , Damage caused by tenant neglect or abuse should be paid by them

We all piled into a bus and went to houses and discussed pros and cons of each one.  

No government ownership/control.While there surely were abuses in their processes, ridiculous claims like this reduce the credibility of anything else you may say.

Yes, some will abuse, but the education will be well worth it.

I also agree that there are some people who abuse the system.

(Note, if you allow, say, 4 nights a month, tenants WILL abuse it.

In fact, if you screw up (following some program to the T ) you could really get hammered, these are probably the most abused strategies in RE.

Many factors led to our founding father’s push for independence stemming from a growing friction between a young fledgling country and King George’s growing abuse through heavy levies and taxes.Historically, a government will take from the people as much as the people will allow, whether through ignorance or by force.