Some other job goes bad and it ripples through all other jobs and he disappears. 

Many "fly-by" investors will disappear, leaving the more savvy investors to capture all the good deals in the end.The roof is not falling!!!!

terms make it a little more attractive, but we all saw 30%+ equity disappear overnight when the bubble burst in 2007, and that makes us cautious. 

BUT, the proof is in the numbers, as high paying blue collar jobs have disappeared in the last 40 years, the gap between the earnings of those with extensive education and those with limited education is HUGE and growing.  

Promise I won't disappear again....

Or becoming one yourself if you're that much of a tax geek.Myth 5: Since 100% bonus depreciation disappears after 2022, hurry up!

You pass on enough maintenance costs like this to your tenants in the interest of saving your time and money, you'll be posting about how your mean and cruel tenants unloaded fifty pounds of concrete down your stack just before they disappeared in the middle of the night and you're now stuck with a 10 grand bill to run a new line in, how could they possibly be so cruel and mean to you?

He helped get pictures ready for the listing, and was always happy to clean up and disappear when I needed to show the place.

Because once you're away, your motivation disappears and you're in a "okay, now what?"

Also, unless the buyer/tenant puts up a significant down payment, if they disappear after a year or two, you could still be left paying for repairs and updates for the next tenant/buyer -- which could eat up any profits you collected in the meantime.