If you have a decent understanding of RE, reach out to the owner and see if you can take him to lunch/dinner/drinks and talk to him about his portfolio: how he built it, challenges, victories, what's next, etc.

Thanks Victor, I live off the Tokaido line, I have observed the same thing, but wanted other peoples input.

Talk about "snatching defeat from the jaws of victory"- a fantastic RE market for the past two years, a perfect tenant, & this owner might still manage to lose money!

i only do these type of properties. owning property outright is the key to victory.

Do you think Tom Brady would have 9 trips to the Superbowl and 6 Super Bowl Championship victories without a coach?

“The Federal Court’s ruling yesterday is a victory for all property ownersand tenants.

Sure, getting your tax bill "slashed" from say $4,000 year to $3,500 is a victory, but if in that time spent doing so you miss out on some other investment, etc that could've netted you a $10k, $50k, $100k profit, it looks a lot more like a large net loss to me!

Yes, if you judge him by the alliances he created and his victories against the Persian army.

You can turn anger into victory and celebrate a happy ending if executed correctly. 

You get the hollow moral victory, but nothing in your pocket.