Apparently, your mistake was not forward looking and anticipating road blocks ahead.What is great about RE investing is that you can start out as a hobby and not quit your day job.  

I haven't heard from them and fully expect they will pay as usual, but admit, I'm counting down with anticipation........ ;-)

Will definitely take longer than usual given COVID-19 and the anticipated backlog once it reopens.

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That said, we anticipate there will be some gaps between bid and ask. 

We anticipate a lot more control over the tours on the next one we shoot. 

This is not wasting their time since you have a property under contract and if the costs are more than you anticipate you have a bid from a contractor to go back to the seller to renegotiate.Question#2 - it's always a good idea to get a Pre-Approval before you start looking for a property. 

That can give a triple whammy to a residential landlord with a big headache and reduced anticipated returns to even a partial or almost complete loss of investment.I am born and raised in GA 45 years so far and not a big fan of certain areas.

Most of our portfolio is in the Armory/ West Side and it's been much of a struggle than we anticipated. 

What you really need to see is a current and competent reserve study where you can judge how quickly reserve contributions are projected to grow and whether special reserve assessments are anticipated.