And I realize I will not be the person to sway them — after all, even the short sale sellers, who LEGALLY CANNOT accept any proceeds from the sale unless it's dictated and approved by their lender, get angry when they see their $400K house is now worth only $260K due to how the heating needs to be replaced and the roof leaks, with mold all up in the rafters (and their appliances are from 1962, but we're not even counting that).

Consequently, I dictate my day and my schedule.

The best is when one business partners with another for a single deal and their contract dictates how that will be handled.

Listen, but don't let the stories dictate your next deal.  

The market dictates to formula not the landlord.

I stated that the market determines rental rates, not me, and that I am simply going to do what the market dictates. 

Everything I've ever read and the court cases I've followed have dictated that these expenses are not deductible unless you actually purchase rental property in the area in which you travel to.

Honestly, you shouldn't be dictated on who you sell your home to but it would depend on the rules of the park.

Regional law and code will dictate what you install   Above the mason dixon line is supposed to be 90% and above with 13 seer a/c.    

Sometimes the type of property and area dictates the tenant pool available.Lower income areas to some middle income earners are not as affluent and well educated and have trouble financially managing their money.This leads to well intentions but the tenant constantly struggles with getting by to survive.