I was more aggressive with stocks when I was younger, but now leave half(ish) in index funds and then use the other half for real estate investing.

If you need to leave in less than a year, you need a really good reasonbecause Fannie/Freddie/FHA/VA and other secondary market makers don't like foryou to get owner occupied loans and then not stay in the property.

If I want to buy something I leave it in my shopping cart for days before buying it.

Getting someone to leave the house in Florida while in foreclosure is difficult. 

That will leave you with limited funds to actually purchase the house.

How come you don't see the excitement you could have, of asking yourself all those questions at your desktop, if only you had some skin in the game?

That ends up leaving a void that's filled by unprofessional, and in some cases outright criminal operations there in the PM space.

I'll leave it at that.  

Most come out ahead over an extended period of time by buying better quality assets where they perhaps have to leave some capital in the property but find themselves able to sell for real gains or refinance out appreciated equity and scale more effectively that way. 

However, if for example, the company did not install or disconnect the washer and dryer correctly (such as leaving a valve on) while water is turned off prematurely, causing damage, what language do you put in the Lease to also hold other parties accountable such as ALE and appliance install company?