Can't say I have studied cards very much, please make sure you, or someone pays off the balance every month!!

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I do have both thankfully, probably more time to invest than money.I probably spend 4 hours weekly studying and reading and listening at this point. 

My point is don’t study just yet.

Just stick to the process...Yes, but most landlords take a long time, if ever, to develop processes. i have taken over management of so many houses that were self managed, and they sometimes went for decades without developing a screening process, studying the market, dealing with lease violations, or even updating their lease!

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Did they misrepresent anything that you can prove?

People get washed up because they have the mindset such as, “OK this one more audiobook and this one more seminar then I’ll do my first deal, wait let me do a couple more seminars let me study this for about six months then I’ll do my first deal I’ll be ready then-during this time they’re not getting any money and they’re losing interest as they keep learning the same repetitive routines over and over because every book no matter how fancy the marketing is if it’s about real estate investing, it all touches the same methods.  

This may take months at best to get them out.3) In the long run, economist has done studies that shows rent controlled markets show massive increase in rents. 

If you have photos proving the carpet was in good shape when you left, I would absolutely push back and have no problem going to court.