I have had all the restoration work completed (not flooring still needed) out of pocket on both unit but now I am at a point where I don’t see myself recovering from this.Is there anyone that can lend a first time investor some advice on navigating this scenario?

Unfortunately looks like we need to replace those, however there is a Habitat for Humanity restore on my way to my office every day I can stop in and see what they have come in.

I think it also says they have to restore to same condition. 

One of my properties was in a fire, and It was a grease fire started in the kitchen. No one was hurt, but there was a lot of pain for both the tenant and myself. The property is a 3 bed room 1 bath duplex in Milwaukee...

My question:  with only 3k profit last year and all these situations that arose today, would you sell these properties and cut recent losses and restore our sanity and faith in humanity OR hang in there over a few more years to try to recoup money?

I will also work with Daniel Kidd and Shelby Osborne from Five Pillars Realty Group, Alotta Properties, TDudley and Kyle from Home Front Preservation and Restoration Inc and John Freudenberg from Silk Inspections.

The Timberlake Wetland Restoration Area (described in the video The seeds of ghost forests) should be a wakeup call to anyone in the tree business.

The knowledge you gain will be worth a lot more than the couple hundred you pay for the inspection and will probably save your butt at some point.I have a background in the trades, property management, restoration work, new construction, completed many transactions, self managed 20 units when I was getting started, longtime rental property and home owner etc. so I probably know more than most about buildings but I still rely on inspections in order to see the true condition of a property because you can only see so much just walking through, plus sellers lie and try to hide things.

Rancho Peñasquitos, Rancho Bernardo, Poway, Encinitas, ETC.As far as my work goes, (First time I’ve worked for someone else in 7 years) I am opening a new branch for a restoration company.  

Restoring a 1950s ranch home.