While it can be an awkward conversation, try to approach them in a calm manner and let them know you're aware of what they've done.

Live without that stress on your back.If you are a go getter and know that you can better use that money to build something that will sustain itself for the long term, then leverage that money towards building something.You know in your heart who you are. 

@Joseph Schweizer This is an issue of fee simple absolute...you want to hold title in the strongest manner humanly possible and insure your deed does not have crap attached to it that could rear its ugly head in a future dispute or claim.

So you are more likely to see a sustained increase over the next 1-3 years then a tidal wave. 

It would have been much easier to sit on a couch in my underwear eating cereal out of a box and waiting for the Big Man in the White House to send me a sustenance check rather than working 80 hours weeks for 25 years (including through six months of chemo) to build something of value that I could, should I choose to do so, pass on as a legacy in the manner in which I saw fit rather than being handed out as pork to scoundrels and malingerers by our politician class.  

There are a lot of good spots in the Midwest with similar price points...but there is a clear distinction between sustainable and verifiable growth and quality of life...there are also state laws that dictate very important things like rent control and how much discretion landlords have...Ohio is at the top of the "landlord-friendly" ladder.

you need to be in charge but in a kind and empathetic manner that encourages folks to work together on solutions etc . 

The rest of the time, see below.As an investor (i.e someone with capital to invest) your job is to allocate your capital in the most efficient manner possible to attain risk adjusted returns according to your goals.The problem with cash flow is that it is so easily manipulated and so hard to use as a comparative metric that its completely useless for evaluating investments.

In WA RCW, a tenant can make repairs that any reasonably able person can do if the LL has not done so in a timely manner.

She also does not have an oversized ego and when this was explained to her in a calm , professional manner she admitted her error and appreciated the knowledge.