And those two reasons alone I think is why so many "landlords" have so many horror stories, they just sort of became over night property managers that saw renting out a house was a convenient solution to whatever circumstances they were in - completely overshadowing the many landlords out who go into the real estate business with a plan, a goal, an end game, and an understanding of the laws.But then, aside from that, you have to remember that the vast majority of our population is fearful of risk and investing in general - there's a reason there's a higher number of employees than there are business owners out there.  

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Again, the real estate company is the easiest solution here, though expensive.

You need the financial planner or the lawyer to discuss how you can use trusts (personal trusts and land trusts) and other estate planning tools to protect your wealth.How you use the equity is a personal choice, but one easy solution is to move it into a new house and then get a line of credit from the bank.

The job of a consultant is to figure out what his client's needs are and present solutions based on the product knowledge we have.

I have my tenants use kroll intl for disputing and monitoring, and pre paid legal for more advanced disputing.

You CREATE THE SALE by getting them to finally give voice to their problem and, most importantly, PRESENT THE SOLUTION.In this scenario the only viable solution to their problem is YOU.

If you were able to find a solution please share.Ossie

I think this is a hot topic here in Texas, and the simple and, might I add, silly solution is to not use the term "bird dog".