It may have just not presented an acceptable risk vs. reward for the others.

You should also consider doing things that will reward them.

With great rewards come great risks and at time even though these risks are calculated we tend to get blindsided by the "X" factor so I would like to hear from those who "failed" at real estate and if possible, share with us your strategy that you used to recover and become successful.

Hardest job I ever had but the most rewarding.

I know I could make a greater return on the money if I incurred more risk, but I guess I'd have to see what the risk/reward was, to see if it was worth it.

Although, I've had to work my butt off and I went without for many years now, I could finally be rewarding myself.

Although I had to spend time on setting up and making deals and there were several months of non-paying results... when good deals finally came they just seem keep coming, and I have to say the rewards are pretty good and I am on my way to reach many more goals.I treat RI as a full time business, not a hobby.

Don't anticipate negative responses, just go about your business and reward yourself each time you make a phone call.

I know this falls out of your responsibilty and that they probably won't move over it, but I believe in rewarding good tenants with minor upgrades.

Where our clientele is almost exclusively international students, many come from a cultural background where co-ed cohabitation {family members excluded} would be unacceptable.I'm not saying I'll never see through my initial plan to transition the house into two conventional apartments, but as long as the risk/reward and workload levels remain where they are presently, we will keep things as they are.