Leaving my career was a huge decision, but the freedom is indescribable.I've only had the golden hand-cuffs off for a month, but it is truly liberating...

The trades didn't pay as well back then so after high school I got an associate of liberal arts ( auto repair ase certification) then continued learn in ng took hydraulic system repair and building pumps included and until an injury in2003 was a journey iron working doing structural installing commercial doors where they originally were not designed to be .always running my own side home repair business and taking any chance to learn anything new or a better way to do things because I feel if you aren't moving forward you are  stagnating .I wanted to just say thank you for accepting me and I am grateful for any and all recommendations,tips or critiques as I strive to become the best version of myself I can .

I was actually surprised on the take of the article - expected it to come off extremely liberal like most media these days. 

Liberals are good people.

Prevention > Band-Aids every time And personally I'd blame the liberals for the change in birthrates - hard to reproduce with every other person thinks they're gay/lesbian or trans.

Quote from @Peter Woerner: I agree with you but for different reasons.Engines of economic growth —> population growth and high density —> more liberal people.But alsoEngines of economic growth —> higher returns.AndAlso population growth —> higher returnsI consider the government policies to be at best secondary.Just look at the Midwest where outsourcing led to and population decline led to stagnant or decreasing housing prices in cities like Rochester, Buffalo, Cleveland and Detroit despite all those cities being decidedly blue.

Extorting landlords is standard operating procedure for any liberal city government.

I don't consider myself to be liberal, progressive or a leftist but an independent. 

Isolated State College Towns or Resort towns tend to be more liberal in a Red State. 

Being able to create separation between you and the tenant, can be very liberating; you have an opportunity to stay "the nice guy", while your management company absorbs all the hard conversations, and enforces the rules... can be worth the management fees.