The city faced a major PR issue when Super Bowl 50 was held there in 2016 (with a world audience watching) and solved it by telling its homeless population to disappear during the event (which it did).Super Bowl 50 Further Divides San Franciscohttps://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/05/us/super-bowl-50-further-divides-san-francisco.htmlPensacola has its own homeless population to deal with (based on the local news stories), although much of it is behind the scenes and not out in public.

Shannon, regarding my “threat” to stop paying Escrow to the lender that bought my loan after I completed a REFI.

My real concern is the skyrocketing interest rates which in my opinion is the biggest threat to real estate right now. 

Everyone else on your team will be transaction-based and not really involved after a purchase.We're in the Metro Detroit area, so you may want to follow our blog here on BP, but at least read the following posts:How to “Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”: https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesIn our experience you will need to:1) Learn to "Maintain to the Neighborhood", not your personal standards2) Tenant-Proof everything you can Hard surface flooring, not carpeting (too easy to trash) Same basic paint for everything No garbage disposals for them to break Only spring-type doorstops also with plate on the wall Glue rubber mats under sinks to prevent water damage Sheet aluminum on walls around stovetops, for easy grease removal Towel racks - screw 1x3 to wall studs, then screw rack to that Install low-profile downspout ext, not aluminum that always disappear Plan on cleaning gutters and leaves up in the fall as tenants won't Avoid garage door openers3) Have a great application screening process: Check credit for evictions & convictions, utility collections Focus on employment/income stability Require bank or debit card statement - you'll be surprised what they spend their money on!

That was not the key of the problem though.I hired another plumber for another job and he noticed the commode was lose; he replace the seal and the smell disappeared!

Northern CA has a lot of high paying jobs but the lower wage jobs are disappearing.

Phoenix used to have good returns but investors drove the prices up and the cash flow disappeared.

Rather, I evaluate the credit and civil judgments for threats to the income, overall payment patterns, total amount counted as delinquent/collections. 

He was too dignified to go to a state school.I was impressed how $1500 worth of books could disappear at the end of each semester or year.Don

Hi Rehabbers and Builders.We recently had a plumber who disappeared into thin air along with the $1000 installment we had paid him.