It is one thing to have financial dings due to a medical issue or maybe a divorce, but IRS and child support payments have Red Flags flying all over them.

I answer the phone and call an appropriate maintenance person if needed before my return or simply schedule the non-emergency maintenance for when I return.

Or should I be a bit more generous for unforeseen business emergencies?

Hello Robert,We are starting in all the emerging areas near universities, to basically guarantee renters and exit strategies.

In my case I left a message on my voicemail indicating that they should call a certain number if there was a tenant emergency.

What makes health care cost so high, is that technology is keeping people alive longer and that is very expensive, not to mention the medications people take on a regular basis (your Lipitors, your Avapro, etc).

The extinguishers are there for emergencies and I realize that their use probably minimized their damages and mine.

Yes, the hoa's funds do come from dues, and the hoa can, and will, approve an emergency assessment on everyone to provide those funds.

However, done properly, real estate (Residential not commercial which a whole different ball game) can generate cash almost immediately where a "regular business" takes time, effort and money to generate the clientele to provide sound income.Also, in the long run, real estate beat almost any other business (except medical and funeral homes) simply because everybody needs to live somewhere.

The public emergency broadcasting system.