So the Janitor usually wins, defined as making more passive income than your expenses, because his expenses start off so low and stay low.Unfortunately, after you play it a while, you get to know what to look for, like when that one stock becomes available for, I forget, $3 or something ...

They had named him Rommel on purpose, as they were involved with prison gang life and some people.. well I guess they simply choose to not reform or adjust.

If you gave the keys back to the bank  they simply would never deal with you again and I see that today even after 10 to 15 years from when it happened.

I simply went to Wells Fargo (Wachovia at the time) and asked for a trust account so I could hold deposits.

Investor savvy agents are few and far between so take the time to find the right one - you are not looking for your forever home and simply giving the agent a list of homes you want to look at which is what most agents do anymore. 

For example, if they have to take 1/2 day off work and they earn $20/hour and they charge you $80, that would be hard for you to win IMO.

Enforcing the "waste" clause (neglect or destruction of part of the asset backing the note will simply lead to foreclosure anyway). 

If a landlord wanted airbnb why would he not simply do it himself.

The indoor malls that simply offered shopping and a food court are the ones dying off.I've seen some malls be demolished and replaced with high-density single family developments. 

I just winning a bid and very regret.