Have you ever been on vacation and still stuck on the phone about a plumbing leak 600 miles away? I went away for 5 days and spent 4 days chasing a handyman who kept saying "I got you" — then didn't show, while the leak upstairs started flooding the tenant downstairs. I was repelling down waterfalls and answering plumbing voicemails. That wasn't investing, that was the house owning me, like I break down in the book. In Cleveland I have systems and people I trust. I can see exactly what's happening. Away, you're playing Russian roulette and the house always wins.

When was the last time you wondered if your property was being managed — or just being watched until the next call?