.🎯 The Buffett Dividend Strategy Coca-Cola remains one of the best examples of Buffett's philosophy in action:1988-1989: $1.3 billion investmentHeld for 30+ yearsGrowing dividend income streamShows the power of buying quality assets and holding for cash flow💳 The American Express StoryBuffett began buying AMEX in 1964 during the "Salad Oil Scandal" crisisMade a larger investment in 1991Berkshire now owns about 20% of American ExpressThe investment has generated billions in dividend incomePerfectly demonstrates Buffett's principle of buying great companies during temporary troubles (just like smart real estate investors who buy in good areas during market dips!)

You can get eaten alive in the Baltimore market by people selling you Class D properties "dressed up" as Class B.

He was always dressed like he was going to the beach so I assumed it wasn't a white collar job.

No dress code.

Second, most tenants are lucky they can dress themselves in the morning, much less paint walls without destroying the floors, ceiling and trimwork.

Additionally, I expect applicants to follow instructions in the advertisement and application, to make and keep appointments, to show up on time for appointments, dress and behave appropriately at appointments, and in general demonstrate throughout the process that they are someone that is easy and pleasant to do business with.

It stops nonsense before it starts and keeps your property safe (and your sanity intact).Hard on Paper, Soft in PracticeMy lease was stricter than a middle-school dress code: no overnight guests, no smoking anywhere, and quiet hours that would make a library blush.

Many tenants are idiots and I'm surprised they can dress themselves in the morning.

They were so traumatized by it that years later at a restaurant they wouldn't pay an extra 30 cents for blue cheese salad dressing. 

They put their educated, well dressed employees on the front line and hide the Highschool dropouts in the office and that is who's actually managing your home.