Those are repairs that we had to pay for, however, and that can cut into your cash flow if these problems occur often.Well maintained equipment is also key.

Whistle-blowers can sometimes claim a cut of what a company disgorges if they provide information used in a successful SEC investigation.His report about RAD to the SEC is among 11 complaints he has filed with the agency.

Given their poor execution, I asked him what would it take to cut the loses and pay the principal back and he said it would result in 50% loss of principal.

Cut your losses and free up capital.

The real estate market has evolved a lot in the last few years, with more real estate investors making it more competitive and interest rates cutting severely into margins and also slowing down buyer demand (when trying to get out of a property). 

Starting with a mentor is very smart – it really cuts down on the learning curve, especially with something like a fix & flip.

I've wondered that myself and thought: If an investor was looking for birddogs why would the birddog have to pay the investor money before they began securing leads for the investor, that the investor would then in turn give the birddog an investor's cut on the profit end???

Given the details you provided, I personally might not want to settle this in mediation with this tenant however as I'd probably just want a judge to cut through the BS and tell them to pay up and get out at this point.

It also keeps to a nationalistic conservative agenda, and without capitalism, it is just cuts to programs, and no investment into other areas. 

Back in the world of 3% rates, you could get a HELOC instead of the primary mortgage and lower your daily balance and cut down the life of the loan significantly.