As I check it, I am shocked to read the following.

So, I'm going to let you leave without penalty, and as long as you leave within the next 60 days and give me reasonable notice, I will waive the normal 30 day notice requirement, as I want to work with you in your ability to move into a new place.Seriously, 99 times out of 100 they go into shock, stop complaining and just stay put. 

I rarely get reference check calls, like shockingly rare. 

In 2015 we bought 2 duplexes in Washington State and were shocked the tenants were on MTM.

As I understand it, it can be a shocking wake up to learn how much less equity is cash in hand from a distressed property sale during hard times.

When we went back to go for another deal, we were shocked to learn that we would not qualify because of the debt to income ratio (my husband had lost his job and the new houses had not offset the rehab expenses from the tax perspective).

@Nate Hayes, there is hope for us all, starting local really helps, the possibility that a top dog will sniff out a  deal 1 mile from you faster than you is really down to your network in the area, and part of your network should be lenders too...you'd be shocked at the 'power' you can command if you put a juicy deal under contract.

You’d be shocked by how little actual screening many PMC’s do!

You’d be shocked by how little actual screening many PMC’s do!

While the terms of the agreement were plain on their face, many of the "sellers" were shocked to find out what they meant.Homeowners who signed ‘predatory’ listing contract get letters about company’s bankruptcy (msn.com)