Now they expect it all to be magically done for them, meanwhile all the financial planning articles out there harp on figuring out your expenses/budget as step #1!! 

This is not a fault of the borrower since the borrower just cares if their loan got approved and the loan was funded.Whether its ethical or not to mention that is up to the reader of the article.

Great article @Eric Devito.

I came across another BP article where the landlord on top of the regular small gifts, does a Christmas raffle with a few bigger gifts like a TV, grocery gift card for $100, slowcooker, etc.

Over the last several months I have been seeing a lot of articles about a mass exodus from Illinois to surrounding states due to high property taxes and other factors. 

@Garrett HoganBased on all the trend research I've done, along with the pinterest articles and bloggers that I follow.

Split the profits with your partner.In addition to this worthless advice, Bill Vaughn did not honor my request for a refund - stating that all of the numerous technicalities to qualify for a refund were not met.STAY AWAY FROM THIS COURSE !!!

This platform has numerous resources so definitely take advantage of it all, especially the forums.

I recommend reading this article that compares an LLC to an Umbrella Policy and which is best based on specific scenarios:https://www.apartments.com/ren...Other ways to minimize risk as a landlord include:Maintaining your property; if it's broken, fix it. 

Lol, yes I read your articles before going to bed and you make very good points about evaluating a PM and some of the questions to ask.