They called me a slumlord

I started investing

Several years ago

I started quite small

A duplex you know

And then another house

And four the next year

The people that knew me

Thought I had no fear

"Oh so you're a slumlord!"

They said quite in jest

And kind of laughed at me

Even though I was doing my best

I worked and invested

And it took me a while

But they're still at their day jobs

And I have to smile

They called me a slumlord

Oh they made such a gaffe

While they work, I sleep in

Now who has the last laugh?