It just means you need to be able to adapt and shift and understand the risk to whatever type of investment you choose.

The owner is looking for protection in terms of if I got struct by lighting tonight, he would not have anyone with prior knowledge of his properties to manage them seamlessly if a catastrophic event occurred. 

You are shifting RE income to active/earned income, requiring payroll (FICA MEDI taxes etc).

There will be a shift in mindset as soon as rates drop. 

That seems to be shifting in the last year or so but I still think it mostly holds true.

It's a big shift for me and I've been racking my brain on how to switch my gears from fear and want, to abundance and giving.

I literately had to build a 3'x3' dirt shifter and shifted 1/2 acre of dirt by hand.

Currently I'm employed as a cabinetmaker but would eventually like to shift to fixing and flipping homes.

Saying repairs are to be paid by a tenant is or can be shifting an unfair risk of ownership to a tenant they may not insure against.

That being said, right now the market is shifting more towards buyers so sellers are going to be more flexible in price, terms, etc.