Some I’ve dabbled in as hobbies, some were full blown business ventures that I attempted to grow and failed.

This is why a lot of syndications also fail - they raised a lot of money because the promoter was a great marketer but awful manager.2.

So now I get an email from RentRedi EVERY DAY that says "your payment method has failed".  

When you have both, it's very hard to quit and when you find it hard to quit-- it's likely you won't fail. 

put another way:-Go on Zillow and buy a random property in Detroit: fail, lose money, give up on real estate investing.

He failed his clients.

Both approaches fail because they forget the most important part of the deal: EMOTIONS.

Was it indeed just locked, or did the latch mechanism fail, which often happens with bedroom sets that have plastic components in that mechanism; or did the screws that secure the latch into the door come loose, allowing the latch and/or the screws to prevent the door from opening...also not an uncommon event.

From what I have seen, the typical remedy is termination of the contract, refund of the EM deposit and all expenses incurred by the buyer during the failed transaction.

In 2024, 47% failed to sell even 1 house.