1. You have taken your spouse out on a date and ended up at Home Depot. 

2. You go for a  Sunday  drive (or even a vacation) and you look at houses that have potential.

3. You've walked into your friend's house and you see their light fixture/flooring/door/ whatever. You know where they bought it and about how much they paid for it.

4. You have your own corner table at the local fast food restaurant or UPS store. It's your "office" for filling out applications and leases. 
 
5. You can't walk past the clearance stickers in Lowes or Home Depot without thinking, "Will I need one of these? Where can I use it?"

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6. You go to the  Landlord Convention  or a friend's house and fix the dripping flapper in the bathroom.

7. While driving you spot a toilet or even a tank lid at the curb and slow down.

8. You get excited when you enter a house for sale and it is dirty & stinky. Less competition plus lower purchase price = more equity.

9. They know you well enough at the landfill to give you a break on prices when you come with a truck load of junk from cleaning out a rental home.

10. When you meet new people you mentally screen them. 

11. When you are driving, you set the rental price on every house you pass. 
 
12. When your child is with you and you knock on a stranger's door, they say loudly "Maintenance!" 

13. You have a three or four car garage and still don't have a place to park your car inside.

14. You know how to tell the difference between fleas from bed bugs.

To see other indicators that you may be a landlord,  click on the complete discussion where a couple of dozen landlords nationwide share various light-hearted examples .  

 

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