My new Tattoo got infected & had to pay Immediate Care for medical stuff & antibiotics"....found out later he has over $2000 in Tattoos & now lives with Mom.

I've turned wrenchs on cars, trucks nd equipment as well as done sales of automobiles, parts, equipment, and services.

Dang, I actually dug all through the regulation for this one because I was curious.For any that are curious....this is found in AR 600-20, para. 4-14c(1)(1)Ongoing business relationships between officers and enlisted personnel, or NCOs and junior enlisted Soldiers.This prohibition does not apply to landlord/tenant relationships or to one-time transactions such as the sale of an automobile or houseThis is an Army reg, so different branches should check their regulations.

Plus rent is not a guaranteed income stream as Erik pointed out people think so but during the GFC many folks with max leverage had vacancies and lost their portfolios I know people think rentals are immune but they are not. true financial freedom Is ZERO debt rentals in the rental concepts.

Keep in mind that if your biggest worry is a downturn, multi-family is no more immune than single-family; depending on the market it can have more exposure, because more SFHs may come on the market driving down apartment demand.

So glad to have you as one of the "infected"!

Minor termite damage does not infect the integrity of the wood. 

if there was not failure by landlords in a significant way there would not be hardly any properties to buy.. they would all be performing and ginning along just fine.. since they are not building any new ones.. its just recycle the old inventory from burnt out landlords who give up their dream of thinking low end rentals is financial freedom.Nicer assets while no immune have so much better chance of treating the landlord right over the course of the years.. better tenants more stability..  

What about bank accounts, brokerage accounts, boats, automobiles, high value personal property such as jewelery, etc. that will become part of the probate estate? 

 It will be a long long time before gas powered automobiles and trucks are replaced if that ever even happens.Yes gas stations and automobile service based businesses are a great investment.