Companies and individuals that refuse to accept humility and respond proactively rather than reactively to the changing world will soon suffer similar fates.

The kids are 3 and 1 and will likely not remember too much of this stage as they get older (not that they are REALLY suffering, but you get the point).

The trick is the balance.As a final thing, think about the little old lady who is the kindest, most wonderful person ever, who at the same time, refuses to suffer nonsense of any sort ever.

Enough homeowners suffer a fraud where they quit-claim their properties over to an individual for a "loan modification program" or a rent-to-own type deal that the judges become very cautions, and the rest of us honest participants suffer.

I suffer from anxiety and one day before closing they found that my brother owed 20,000 in child support and a lein was on the house.

The article gets one thing right: Landlords are suffering at the hands of tenants that continually make bad choices.

By investing conservatively, in good middle class neighborhoods we never suffered much in losses and by not having loans our flexibility and ease of purchase (cash) and sales (seller financed) always went smoothly.

I'm an ultra-involved general contracting company owner/realtor in the Houston area, also suffering from ocd and a bit of perfectionism... 

For example, if you look at recession statistics, generally office suffered higher vacancies and higher rental drops than multi family.

@Jay Hinrichs, exactly, it's far more likely the judgment will be required to be paid, so far more the suffering party, the prior landlord will get paid in the future instead of lenders (i.e. some portfolio &  private lenders) who may not make it a requirement to fund the loan.No matter what, its like attaching a Low Jack that flashes like a Neon Sign when someone pulls a report that says..."