I hear and read a lot of success stories but i hardly ever hear about the setbacks and/or failures so I decided to share mine in the hope that it would give me some motivation to continue on to success.

I would like to move forward now, but want to ensure I'm not setting myself up for failure.

Covington KY tried a urban renewal "Mainstrasse" in the 70's that has pretty much been a failure.

There are harsh penalties for failure to repay and taking money away from retirement savings is always risky and should not be a decision made lightly

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Failure and repeated failures lead to the road of success.

During the rehab, we encountered… a break-in that removed old radiators (fortunately, we were planning to remove them anyhow); a complete failure of the relatively new boiler; a complete failure of the A/C system; rotten floor joists in an existing addition; missing ceiling joists in an existing addition (only 4 joists over a 20’ span); a rotten subroof covered up by 5-10 year old shingles; and more.

But you are in San Fran and perhaps dealing with different tenants.Perhaps start with explaining WHY the damage occurred (their failure to clean), specify that they must clean in the future, and tell them they are responsible for the bill.

Probably the funniest marketing failure I’ve had was when I bought a few reams of yellow paper and created a yellow letter that would take up only half the page so I could put two letters on each sheet, printed in landscape orientation.