. ;-) She was always disappointed that the budget just didn't allow for most of her selections on the first go around.

I can probably guarantee with near certainty that anyone who pays five figures for a guru training will end up completely disappointed.  

There's a similar disappointing story (which I won't get into now) with my dad's metal roof that was done very quickly but poorly and not noticed until mold was found between roof and ceiling. 

By the end of the third day, I was actually disappointed it was over.

My only disappointment with military so far is that they get re-stationed.

like I said just be uber conservative in your numbers so your not disappointed.. things just never go as planned.. its always takes longer and it always cost more..

@Victor H nieves  that's more realistic  and you do have a lease fee of one months rent when you get a new tenant and if you own this 10 years you will have 4 to 5 lease fee's minimum .. unless management takes a very reduced fee or you get lucky and get a long term tenant. pretty much anyone buying 1% or so rule property is going to net 5 to 8% COC with 20% down.. over time.. and if you get that tenant from hell you will net nothing or go in the negative.If you get a great tenant that stays for years does not damage ( pretty rare frankly) then you could do better.but its best to be realistic than to do blue sky performa's and then be disappointed later .. the idea behind these rentals is very much lost in the cash flow is king debate.. the idea behind owning rentals is to get them paid for as QUICK as possible.. that's when you loving life.. up until then its managing expense's and you should put every dime back into them to pay down debt and or keep them in good shape.. the other thing is you should be buying were there is a reasonable expectation that values will climb some what you need that to offset sales cost when you do finally exit.Now many folks I fund over the years they are buying with the intention of never selling and they have goals to own 100 or more..

@Christian Leon if you are looking for lower rates in the future you might be disappointed.

I feel like every month I find a new sub or GC because the old one disappointed somehow or turned out to be a poor fit. 

It’s just disappointing that more investors could be prey to this individual and out money.