Embrace it- be honest and straightforward, you did nothing wrong, there is absolutely no reason to lie.

The market would bear the cost assuming all investors passed the cost along to tenants unfortunately there are far too many hobby landlords that are killing our business.If we could get rid of the majority of small landlords that do not operate as a business our industry would be 10X healthier. 

 I'm reading a new book called "Principles" by Ray Dalio and his first principle is "Embrace Reality and Deal with it", this is in line with my personal principle of "Accurately comprehend reality and respond appropriately to that reality". 

Then, expand from there@Emily Hinkebein You're already a business owner, embrace it :). 

OK so I'm just gonna put this out here:In a macro prospective, do you guys think that the more investors come into a crime area the healthier it gets ?

If you’re serious about this investing thing you gotta embrace the suck.

Eat healthier and start working out routinely. 4.

I'm amazed at how slow some major corporations are to adopt and embrace remote work where it can be easily achieved.   

Start living a healthier lifestyle to ensure y’all don’t get sick or hurt.

He doesn't buy into the classic trap of survivorship bias: "Although I dropped out of college and got lucky pursuing a career in software, getting a degree is a much surer path to success.College graduates are more likely to find a rewarding job, earn higher income, and even, evidence shows, live healthier lives than if they didn’t have degrees.