Slightly higher.Statistically it is a fact that having a gun increases the odds of accidental shooting and suicide by gun.Statistically fewer tenants die from collecting stamps or reading a book.Tenants die I just don't like having to deal with the mess created by a bullet to the head.

, you might lose your shirt when the economy crashes, remember what happened in 2008?

I literally lost my shirt in the early 90's, in which the RE bubble popped in response to the S&L crisis, and the Resolution Trust took back all of the property, as I was hungry, not seasoned as an investor so I over leveraged and only invested for equity gains, not cash flow.  

On the other hand, I know of investors who over leverage, got caught in real estate down turns, and lost their shirts. 

The spread allows me the extra money for gas (property mgmt) stamps (direct mail) and to pay back my line of credit.

@Michael Guzik - I use BiggerPockets because of @Brandon Turner ‘s plaid shirts.

Had you listened to Peter in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 or even 3/4 of 2007, you lost your shirt. 

I remember as a kid growing up in SW Washington State, just north of Portland, we had signs and T-shirts that read "Welcome to Oregon/Washington/wherever, now go home." 

I hand-write their name & address and use real stamps.

Let's say you're  traded a package of American processed cheese product paid for out of your food stamp allowance for someone else's Powerball ticket.