Ultimately at the end of the day experience does teach us not to touch the burning pot.  

Debt is fine, but not having a pot of money to cover contingencies is not.

Now I wish I could serve notice for pot usage (also in the lease) but I don't know how to prove that.

I basically had a pot of money that I needed to spend with that contractor, everything else I was doing myself. 

I agree with the others who have said that this is more of a relationship issue than anything else.In fact, this is a "s**t or get off the pot" moment. 

Contrary to Dave's advice, I'm not completely opposed to borrowing to get into the rental market, but I do intend to keep a large safety net.  I

I have found that cutting it low to the ground and covering with an upside down flower pot will take care of it in a season and prevent it from growing back with a vengeance.Remove the light and oxygen and it’s gone for good. 

Their biggest enemy is a hot pot. 

You’ll make mistakes starting out, we all did, the trick is to do it with as little money as possible in the pot.

I have a drunk, disruptive, rude, pot smoking, 65 year old tenant on a month-to-month that I gave 30 days notice to last month.