I am not counting any chickens before the eggs hatch but I believe everything is coming together.

Building was reassessed, so taxes went up, eating away at my non-existent to negative profit margin, and making this financially more precarious. 

@Tamara Troutt if you're into visualizations, imagine putting on a heavy duty raincoat/ iron shield before calls, and imagine the tomatoes and eggs they are throwing at you just sliding off it as you stay protected and clean in your shield.Just keep going!

Justin Egge if the owner does not own the home outright (I.e.if they have a mortgage on the property) they cannot sell it by CFD as it 99.9% of the time would break the mortgage agreement as you cannot assign your interests in the propertyI

You made a mistake and you are just going to have to eat that cost.

I am not making any $$ on it, really, because after repairs, vacancies, etc. it eats through my generated income. 

The two septic tanks are about as old as the property (25-30 years).We spent a good amount of time talking about her garden and the trees she planted and looking for fresh chicken eggs (we found 4 eggs). 

I know of forest bluff and Austin colony developments by DR Horton in Austin that will give me that kind of rent, but since I have already bought one in Austin I don’t want to put too many eggs in one basket.I liked one new townhome construction by DR Horton in Durham within my price range but are not offering the phase 1 to investors.

I'm 29 yrs old, have a decent nest egg growing in a 401k..... what do I do??

If the tenant or one of their invited guests didn't hit it, then you have to eat the cost unless you can find out who did hit it.