Some might say I have put principles ahead of profits, others might call it being a stubborn bullheaded SOB.  

but I knew that between the robotics and other stuff I could not figure out what you mean.. your a driven dude.. and I was one of the first to give you a little bit of tough love.. but once you cracked the code your a winner.. but then again you would win at any sales and marketing you just happened to chose real estate.I was always a rebel, stubborn, not much faith in the knowledge of others.

The second main topic is buying investments in California is going to shrink only to buyers that must buy and are stubborn enough to stay in markets that are such high demand and are ok with say a 3% cap rate.

If this is your final takeaway from all the comments in this thread, then you are either misinterpreting and misunderstanding everything or you are being stubborn and regardless of what anyone states, plan on sticking to your opinion.

If you buy at this high point and the driving factor was investors, if the investors stop coming you may see a stubborn market that corrects or even crashes.I do think many markets are bloated and have been for some time.

My wonderful girlfriend calls me hard headed/stubborn but I feel that if I am going to make it in REI I need to stay aligned with my goals and push through the obstacles.

Stubbornness.

But not in the face of stubborn idiocy.

Maybe you had a falling out and he is being stubborn.

The cost of not replacing these things are losing 1-3 months of rent to escrow, the pains and problem that may be additionally identified during inspections, and finding a new project manager to pretend to maintain this property for you.As someone who values our relationship, I am committed to being honest with you and want you to know of the negative impact this stubbornness is having on me.