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Market changes: over-regulation, punishing landlord laws. --50.82.xxx.xx

If I had to deal with what Robert J deals with every day I would probably quit --72.231.xxx.xxx

Many ways for me to imagine either case. Probably involving combinations of challenges (I seldom get one challenge at a time) --72.172.xxx.xx

Death. --184.53.x.xx

NE - when I quit, I'll be your silent partner ... but I have trouble keeping silent !! --72.70.xxx.x

Too much gov't interference. Seems like it's getting more and more around here. --99.92.xxx.xxx

Or do you mean what happened in Detroit, happened here? --107.5.xxx.xx

If govt. brought them to the apartment and said I had to take them without the ability to reject the unqualified. Vote in November because this could happen if they get back in especially here in NJ or in NY. --73.178.xxx.xx

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Again, government overregulation. I got into this business for more freedom not less. I had enough of the entitlement mentality as a nurse. --98.146.xxx.xxx

Loss of health, mental sharpness, or desire. --50.26.xx.xxx

Oregon progressive government drove me out. Landlord laws are getting more and more difficult and they aren't done yet. If it happens in Idaho, I'll cash out. --174.216.xx.x

Rent control. We have a DeBlasio wannabe "progressive" as our mayor here in Philly. The dependent class and the guilt ridden progressives can together outvote those who value free enterprise and accomplishment. No rent control yet, but heading in that direction. Issue they are pushing right now is nonrenewal of lease only for just cause. Of course, that only applies to the landlord; the tenant would still be able to decline renewal with no reason needed. --73.141.xxx.xxx

Section 8, The City Government, The County Government, the County Health Department, the Housing Department, Rent Stabilization Organization, Building and Safety, the Genera Manager, Code Enforcement, REAP (Rent Escrow Account Program) and my insurance carrier are all liars. They will say anything and do anything to increase revenue. They do not care about tenants safety, only taxes landlords. --47.156.xx.xx

BRAD --68.50.xxx.xxx

When the day comes that I can't buy another house for $5K. --68.63.xxx.xxx

I specifically have a TAX clause in my lease in bold underlined and bigger font to make tenants become responsive voters. I take extra time to make sure they know everything that the govt does gets passed through to them somehow. --24.34.xx.xxx

Not all of them are this bad, but it is just too many too close together. This guy even told the neighbor that my husband poisoned her dog! Good thing she didn't believe him. --71.219.xx.xx

Once I have to start paying others to maintain and run the properties, I dont think the returns will make sense anymore. --70.31.xx.xxx

Pat, at this time of year dogs are poisoned by mushrooms that pop up in the yard. That's probably what happened to the dog. The local emergency vet sent out an email telling people to go out in the morning to get all the mushrooms before letting dogs out. I use a bread bag over my hand and then just toss that in the garbage. Sometimes there are more by afternoon if it's been unusually wet. Symptoms are drooling, unable to walk, vomiting, diarrhea, or not wanting to get up. --73.178.xxx.xx

Immigration, which was the top concern in July, dropped to second place. --24.34.xx.xxx

Profitability, when it no longer makes financial sense to do it. I know I will get old(er), I need to adjust my business model to accommodate less hands on involvement from me. Government regulation happen, I need to adjust my business model. Only if there are no adjustments to be made to make me profitable will I exit. --108.51.xxx.xxx

I did pay my place off in 2002 so I don't have to worry about the mortgage every month. In 2009 during the government -induced depression –, the net income from my apartments and Social Security let me take a months tour through Alaska which I love very much. I am a prudent guy with my money, plus security and also the net rent from my 6 flex allows me to not have to work. However, I have no desire not to work. My apartments are in Tempe next to Arizona State University. I'm always afraid because Tempe is a student town someday will have rent control like they probably in Berkeley California and another sort of student-run cities. Here in Arizona as I believe and I hear, we have renter oriented instead of tenant-oriented rules and regulations. Thank God for that! --24.251.xxx.xx

I did pay my place off in 2002 so I don't have to worry about the mortgage every month. In 2009 during the government -induced depression –, the net income from my apartments and Social Security let me take a months tour through Alaska which I love very much. I am a prudent guy with my money, plus security and also the net rent from my 6 flex allows me to not have to work. However, I have no desire not to work. My apartments are in Tempe next to Arizona State University. I'm always afraid because Tempe is a student town someday will have rent control like they probably in Berkeley California and another sort of student-run cities. Here in Arizona as I believe and I hear, we have renter oriented instead of tenant-oriented rules and regulations. Thank God for that! --24.251.xxx.xx

Good point Ally M. Vote this November because if they get in we will all be on Welfare and food stamps. AllyM you’re my kind of business colleague. --172.58.xxx.x