And, in comparing myself to most college graduates (who tend to have, on average, about $29k in debt upon graduation), I'm not in terrible shape. 

That's terrible.

Its a terrible look to not have it hidden as much as possible

Terrible product IMHO

Terrible idea.

It sounds like the tenant even took photos to show what "terrible" condition it was in when they moved in.  

Also, unless you are a terrible audio learner, buy the audio version of 10X.

If you allow the property to go into foreclosure, it will do terrible, terrible things to your credit.This process does not happen instantly, it takes some time, so it gives you an opportunity to sell before things get too crazy.

The fastest way to repair credit is to use what's called Bank Round  RobinLet's say you got terrible credit you been bankrupt before and you want to repair your creditAs long as you have a good income and you can afford to do this step number one is to get $1000 together and bring it to let's say a big bank like Bank of AmericaGo see a consumer bank manager and tell them I ran into some serious trouble in a rebuilding my credit history I have $1000 that I like to put into a CD and borrow against for thousand dollars and pay it back as a consumer loan being reported to the credit bureauThe bank manager should have no problem using those security and they give you an approval usually quickly and they give you $1000.

Thus a property with average kitchen/bath would not be worth more to them than a property with a terrible kitchen/bath, while to me it would.