But his sons were terrible men, disobeying the law, sleeping with loose women, etc.

Most of my best customers are professional men who have another home (and often family) somewhere else who are working locally, usually without a definitive end date.

This is stuff for men who are both greedy and lazy.

If no one will pay the higher rents they sell and give more pricing power to last men standing. 

Your heated argumentation is classic when two men see a baby elephant and a giant elephant from different distances.

There were many many people on your bus rides to Armando events  that did get Duped by these Pitch men.

Lucky me my wonderful spouse was a tenant of friends from his church for many years, and many of the men from his church, whom he admires, have rented out portions of their homes to other church members (including students from the near by university).

We purchased it as a house hack with the intention of turning it into a sober living/recovery home for men with substance abuse issues.

Both are very successful obviously so there is something to be learned from both men. 

Most slumlords I know are ball buster business men .