Substitute dieting, gym, etc. if you don't belive me, get the BP people to survey members and see what percentage of posters here have even done a single deal!

If I wasn't in the position though to be a bleeding heart, I'd be there with my 3 day rent demand and a hearty apology lol ...

A lot of agents are leaving the field because they didn't get training, they just simply got a license.If your heart is about real estate, find a pro, team up them and learn as you earn.

When you see an elderly woman with SEVERE health issues that could be eased with proper care (that requires finances), like better diet, not the free once a month package of puddings, canned tuna, cheap bread she was getting, proper medicines for her breast cancer, diabetes and heart failure, and proper amenities - like a walk in shower so she can wash and not be covered head to toe in yeast sores from inaccessibility - You get creative on solutions to help that won’t financially harm your own family.We hired lawyers, arranged for multiple meetings with her church and scheduled realtors and witnesses all to make sure she was fully educated and that everything was legal.I appreciate your concern for a member of the elderly community, truly, but attack messages like these are what happens when you can’t possibly know the full story, including the fact that Miss Kat calls multiple times a week, that she is extremely relieved her home is no longer in danger of catching fire, flooding from damage from Ian everytime it rains and that the city isn’t assigning a social worker because now her doors lock and her home has been cleared of obstacles, trash and hazards.And yes, we’ll benefit in the long run and we’ve run our numbers based on the fact we can carry her for 15years.

Your good heart IS apt to make judgement errors. but don't let it totally harden you.

(I'm on a bodybuilding contest diet and rarely eat carbs so a meal like this was a big deal to me!)

I wrote a short book on it called "Stock Market Crash Diet" (go to Amazon and type my name Randall Rodenhouse and it will pull up)  which is a guide to alternative asset investing and explains all the different government sponsored retirement plans.  

There's a hearty demand. 

I would do what your heart is leaning towards and gradually raise the rents, albeit probably $50 instead of $100.

It's not for the faint of heart, I could never do it.Weather will always dictate where people want to go & jobs, state policies will always dictate where they end up.