Before reading that I thought he had brain cancer or something, so this is kind of good news, IMO. I'm actually really relived that his problems are mostly ones he can back out of if things get really bad. That is, quit the job, sell the extra house. I mean...seriously, dealing with renters is a pain in the rear, but its kind of hard to feel sorry for someone well off enough to own more that one home.
Reading that makes me glad I called it quits after an associates degree, and will rent till I die. I just don't need the stress.