"I'm hanging 38 drywall boards for 10k".

Obviously, if you just hang on until that point you can provide them with a notice in advance that you won't be renewing the lease.

There was food on plates left around the living room, fly strips hanging from the kitchen light, fruit snacks on the carpet, and the toilets/showers looked like they had not been cleaned in 6+ months. 

Id be hanging new kitchen cabinets or installing floors.

Inspection came back and I estimate $15k repairs (which includes $5k for two trees to be removed hanging over the roof, and $5k for a back deck that is wood leading to concrete stairs - terrible construction).

I am looking for a Brokerage to associate my license with once  it is finalized, but have not had any luck finding one that is willing to hang my license while I am living out of state. 

It sounds like you have not gotten the hang of buying properties that make financial sense.

Either way good luck bud, hang in there.

Blake:For me the key was hanging around people that were further along than I was.My goal had been to build a single family portfolio and we were doing that.  

Her packages were left hanging from the mailbox or had dropped on the ground.She then intimated to our inherited live-in Maint guy (who we also eventually evicted) that she would fake a fall, sue & split the money.