But I will tell you my secrets to making a success in business in general.1) Spend as little as possible on things that are not absolutely vital.2) Don't hire anyone on a permanent basis until you are making money.3) Don't release any software until you are absolutely sure it works.

Not people who read an AP press release or a World News Daily e-mail on it.

As for his defense that it was "taser confusion," consider a few facts and expert opinions:- The judge who ordered bail set it at $3M because he said that Mehserle didn't claim taser confusion when he was first interrogated and changed his story to taser confusion only after talking to his lawyer;- Many in law enforcement who have seen the video claim there was no reasonable excuse for Mehserle releasing his hold on Grant in order to tase him.

So it all has the potential to work toward a high-turnover situation, terrible for the owner but not so bad for the PM.That said, a re-leasing fee of 30-50% of the cost of placing a new tenant is a pretty good incentive for the PM to work toward long term tenancy.

Although I want to tap in to unit's electrical and have an electrician install a light switch and light, this will extend the project several days (management needs to approve, electrician needs to be scheduled, painting put on hold etc.).

One of our Section 8 tenants just informed us that he may end up in an extended stay in a wheelchair.

I had a lot of trouble sleeping when I was over extended and over-leveraged on a group of properties that were all deep under water.

Have you gotten an authorization to release information to get the pay off amount on the liens?

What does the investor owner get for all his brain damage and actual risks assumed, I suppose he works for nothing.Never said there weren't GCs with degrees, if the have one in finance, accounting or economics they should understand that one is a paid agent/employee and the other is the owner-risk taker and that there is a clear distinction of rights to profits.The scammer types seem to put themselves out in a residential deal as if they are the engineer or architect, which they are not, nor are their risks or liabilities extended to such heights, yet the want to be treated as if they are in the same domain and be compensated in a similar manner.

Release any security agreement, now it's not a mortgage, buy the paper at your price.