Off the top of my head a win we are proud of is bringing back a few blocks on the SouthSide of Chicago. 

Please keep your head up. 

Again, I've had my head down from one niche to the next to where it seemed I could always find the "next" good thing.

Words a crude device for what goes on in our heads, but they're all we've got!

@Ray DetwilerMy head hurt just reading your initial post.

In my opinion Florida is headed for a downturn in the local real estate market.

The only difference is that there might be an explainable rationale for holding on to a property, such as a well-founded belief that equity gains are coming (such as owning a house in a rapidly growing area or property where the next commercial boom is headed), whereas with gambling your odds never change regardless of your losses.

Saying you are an "investor" to the property manager etc or someone onsite you probably are going to get looked at like you have six heads. 

I'm not in NYS, but in WA you can google the law and find what is required.Going off the top of my head here for WA:Deliver a copy personally to the tenant.If the tenant is absent, by leaving a copy with someone of suitable age and discretion at the rental unit AND mailing a copy.If neither of the above are possible, by posting a copy on a conspicuous place on the premises, handing a copy to any person living there, AND mailing a copy.There's also a form that goes along with notifying them.

I spent the first three or four years shaking my head because the numbers didn't make sense.