(Others include: "Unless you're the lead dog, the scenery never changes," "We suffer from knowing the numbers," and Zell's personal favorite, "Am I being too subtle?")

Recommend Equity Happens by Robert Helms and Russell Gray.Also, How I turned $1,000 into a Million in Real Estate in My Spare Time by William Nickerson.Finally, Am I Being Too Subtle?

This is a subtle, but significant distinction. 

Meanwhile, my friend was sliding the agreement to their attorney to add subtle language that allowed them to take my money, saddle me with the debt, and basically take 100% ownership of the business.

They at least for me set the standard on what a great tenant is, constantly paid on time, fixed small problems that they created, and made nice subtle upgrades on their own!

You can ask the title company you have chosen if the lender has made loans or check for public records of mortgages or deeds of trust (pay attention to subtle spelling differences or name changes).

Don't be subtle or shy about it, be very obvious. 

Add them and message them but be subtle first.

This helps account for subtle pet damage that may not always be visible during a walk though (scratches or covered up smells, etc). 

It's important to start with identifying all possible returns that can be generated in real estate some of which can be subtle and easy to miss.The four sources of return in rental real estate: Cash flow Loan paydown Appreciation in value Tax savingsBelow are some metrics that are normally used and thrown around here on Biggerpockets, and the type of the above returns/performance they are designed to measure:- CoC (Cash on Cash) is a measure of net return generated by TWO sources (i.e.