I could definitely see the emotional attachment after all the work you did yourself, the market can be be harsh when it comes to that.No pointers but good luck on your next flip and continue to learn every day on the project.

I was thinking the same thing as Jay ... this is going to sound harsh, but is intended to be constructive criticism to help you: Even if you COULD offer investors 10% (which I agree with Jay, you can't on these, but say you could), why would they want to invest with you?

Make sure your tenants don't use harsh chemicals  to clean the tub or any of the liquid drain cleaners!

In Illinois, we get harsh and very cold winters (as well as many other states, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin, New York, etc, etc). 

And if you wanted 1.07 mm for a home and wanted to still save 10,000, you have got a expected result.Sounds harsh- its the truth.So for my advice- you already screwed up on the choice of agent- if you have incurred costs for staging etc. try to work with her to see how to get more traffic to the home.

Also, not trying to be too harsh but you might want to pay close attention to this leasing agent, if she's letting a tenant store food in the freezer lord knows what else she let's slide...

This sounds harsh, If I had a term for this type of rental property ownership and  management it would be: not worth mentioning.. 

@Federico MartinezI hope this does not come across as harsh, but if you do not have $5K or more of capital on-hand, then you probably are not ready to be buying rental property.  

And the way your tastes run, I don't have confidence that you'll make the right INVESTMENT buying decisions - with all that lovely cash just waiting to be spent - and, a "we deserve to indulge in a luxury lifestyle" philosophy wooing you all the time.Am I being harsh?

We are constrained on the west by ocean, South by mexico, North by Camp Pendleton/OC, and East by quickly harsh environment.