You allowed partial payment of the deposit and in retrospect that was the first sign of problems.

In retrospect, we should have bought a property that needed a little work and then added the value in ourselves.  

In retrospect, I would have LOST less money staying with Alpine than moving to FWE.

In retrospect i shouldn't have gone to this meeting without a lawyer.They have assessed $4k of infractions and an additional 10K in legal fees to have a lawyer mediate on their behalf.This is the most absurd fine Ive ever gotten.

In retrospect, some seem obvious but you know what they say about hindsight...here are a few take-away's:1.

I get depressed everytime I look at those numbers, thinking in retrospect what I should have done.

In retrospect, its clear to see why an estoppel is important and I'm sure you'll insist on one with your next acquisition.I would recommend building a relationship with the tenant. 

In retrospect I could have used all of the money, bought one fixer upper went ahead and fixed and either rent it out or sell it for a gain.

This is what I wish I had done in retrospect.

Of course, you want to understand your buyers in retrospect.