To tag someone in the way I did you in this post, put the @ symbol then hit the spacebar once and enter their name.  

@James Judge Whenever you type the '@' symbol to mention someone, make sure you click their name in the box that pops up at the bottom of the page or they won't receive the email notification.

I asked because I've heard the stories of tenants who leave a car/trunk full of cash/(insert any "JACKPOT" item here) in the storage unit and disappear so the SS owner gets to keep it.

@Rob S. and @Daniel Alegre , you don't just type the @ symbol followed by the person's name, you have to start typing their name (or a ?

Military BAH is a great generalization of the rent because it "should" although not always symbolize the market. 

First of all, wow this site is a jackpot for information and insight into RE investing!

@David Truong Welcome.Click on @ symbol, start typing in the person's name and the full name will pop up at the bottom of the message screen.

Take an annual payout for 20-30 yearsHere's an example with real numbers (based on a website I found):If you won a $12 million jackpot in the multistate Mega Millions lottery game, you the option of getting a lump sum of $7,042,000 or getting an annual payout of $461,538 for 26 years.  

I see many of you using the "@" symbol to tag other members names so that they are alerted when they are mentioned. 

Some stable REITs for new investors would be ticker symbols like HCP, O, DLR, HCN, NNN, WPC.