The "opposites attract" mantra that is often spoken is true and the two "opposites" make a good team as they each bring their own strengths to counter the other person's weaknesses. 

Because RE is the opposite of dollar cost avg set and forget, it depends on opportunities of real value, under market purchases you can make. 

Maybe that is the opposite problem of not having an exit strategy.

Can you add a camera on your house opposite this house?

Most people who come to Cleveland to invest run into the opposite problem.

@Michael E. most of the advice given are good advice to cut your loses to play another day. rehab and selling it at market you will also have to pay closing cost vs off market you wont. having said that i understand what you are trying to do. its not that this is an investment(its a bad choice money wise) but more so an opportunity to learn and be hands on. there are other ways to learn(cheaper) but to some you just have to be hands on and get into it. my dad is an automotive instructor and some of his students are book smart and can ace test but actually doing the work they fail and some are the opposite. if you dont plan on becoming a gc, then getting your license will only help in learning the building codes, not really how to do the work. though its good to learn the building codes so you dont get sued or insurance doesnt pay out because of illegal work. 

Most people around here would say the opposite.

The effect was probably the opposite of what they'd hoped for.

I’m doing the opposite of what I did, because I have enough.

usually quite the opposite.