Just remember, they may be highly sensitive and possible angry.

Of course please remove any sensitive information.  

If it's in the contract and you don't enforce it, it sort of takes the teeth out of the contract.

I want to know your thoughts about something that I realize is a sensitive subject in our present day and challenges my own industry.Call it career suicide, but I offer no apologies for opening this discussion because I'm hopeful that it will spark some interesting ideas amidst what I know is an intellectual group of people.If I'm wrong about anything in the post, PLEASE speak up, and tell me.

This is all gold, a lot stuff for me to sink my teeth into. 

I've done it twice now and the last one was by the skin of my teeth that it went through because of the marginal neighborhood.

Here's why:You need to understand the issues people have with their property, how it affects them emotionally and family dynamics and what they see the solutions to their problems are.Once you develop a sensitivity to, and some empathy for, you'll be in a better position to create a short list of the type problems you're comfortable solving.

You are correct, many of these areas are sensitive to location.

Doesn't matter if I'm in the car, while brushing my teeth, and when I'm walking down the street I always take the opportunity to get in the real estate headspace.

If they want to stay, have them sign "your" lease at your price and put some late fees in there that have some teeth so they'll be encouraged to pay on time.