The moves paid off handsomely for me as I used that money to purchase local properties that have really taken off.

They paid off very handsomely. 

Check out this videohttps://youtu.be/IRl8gA7BzTM You get more handsome everytime I see you pop up!

No magic, RE requires hard work and patience, but those who can be disciplined stand to be rewarded handsomely 

You act as the bank for other investors who will gladly pay you handsomely for that capital.

Check your jurisdiction but as the person above mentioned, it might be illegal for you to use deposits towards rent but on the other hand some jurisdictions require you to return 1 deposit after a certain amount of time (1-2 years) so this might be ok.

That's a handsome cat!

I hate to be a downer, but with a significant overhaul of the tax code recently we are seeing first hand some RE investors (and individuals) get hit with huge tax bills and sometimes penalties.  

At the request of the neighbor (citing potential hazard of the tree falling on her house), we removed the tree for a handsome fee of $1,700.

While maybe posing challenges to entry for newbies LA is certainly setting itself up to pay those who are better well healed financially very handsomely.