The tenant demanded the Sunday night emergency service, which i declined and TOLD her (not asked) that the furnice guy will be there on Monday morning.

Yes, taxes and insurance are higher, but Tampa has strong rental demand, and you can still find properties in growing areas just outside the city where cash flow is realistic.

Will look to refi next year and get all our cash back (have 1 year left on generous seller financing)Failure: still battling a tenant eviction industrial property, costing me money (I can afford) but time and my energy (not a great use)A ha moment: just to focus on higher equity slugs into fewer deals, the law firm is #1 for me2025 goal: complete exit, closing Jan 9, keep making offers, grow the law firm with less billables

I don't know the city well, but seems to be light on demand drivers other than Baylor University. 

Maybe your seller just wanted to put it under contract first.

If your problems were really caused by an unexpected ac failure (can’t believe your realtor didn’t get seller to throw in a home warranty.) and not lifestyle.

So, a couple of years down the road, your seller gets tired of being on the loan and contacts the bank to get off of the loan. 

Was there really deals to do seller financing and that were already in good conditions?

Even when we manage to reach a working voicemail,owners often assume we are just another "we buy land" serviceoffering far below market value.Given thesechallenges, we are eager to learn the most effective strategies for locatingpotential sellers and establishing a professional, trustworthy connection thatencourages serious consideration of our offers.Telephone/voicemail is informal, hence casual, hence “we aren’t putting much effort into this.”

We are already seeing an increase in defaulted loans this quarter and sellers being a lot more reasonable on pricing.