No problem, but the other PMs I have don't do that, so I was a little disappointed about that.

I was very disappointed. 

The more I've research real estate and listened to BP the more I think how disappointed in myself I would be if I never took a chance.  

Originally posted by J Richardson:I'm trying to come up with some positive from my mistakes and things I did wrong and from now on I'm only going to accept money orders and cashier checks for the security deposit as I would have seen right away they didn't have the money.I think despite the disappointment, your biggest blessing here is that they have not moved in.

The landlord really grew to like me (she said she was very disappointed when she found out I wanted the house after she had rented it to someone else the same day) and said she wanted me in the house more than anyone.

every time i deal with one of these guys that disappoint me, i tell myself that i should go back to doing these things myself. i know how to do them and have done lots of projects, but i am trying to get away from that.J Scott is right, but he is saying it becuase he has a great crew that he could rely on. most of us are not in that boat and struggle to find good help/people.i am just lucky that the guy i was using finished the windows. otherwise, it would have slowed me down a week until i found someone else that could do the job. the last thing i wanted is to change conractors in the middle of the project.btw, his bill came and some of the prices are inflated. some are new items that we never discussed. i think he thinks i will not notice. he even left money on the table since he had the chance to finish 1-2 slabs of driveway concrete for $1k, and will not come back. there are many mistakes/gross imperfections with the drywall he did, as well as he did not cleaned up AT ALL after himself, so i will be reducing the amount i pay him. the truth is i just wanted to reassure myself that i was doing the right thing by deciding it's time to part ways. that was the reason of this thread.

If there's anyone here that's dealt with a situation similar to regaining confidence and/or credibility after losing investor's money in the past, I'd like to hear what actions assisted you back into full fledged investing without the timidity after leading previous investors to disappointment.

Don't let Down-Days, Discouragement, Disappointments, nor Distractions Keep You Down; Get Right-Back Up, and Stay in the Game...

Funny...http://www.minyanville.com/articles/greenspan-equity-risk-mortgages-credit-mgm/index/a/18365/from/yahooAging Greenspan Losing Ability to Obfuscate Financial IssuesAlan Greenspan, writing in today's Financial Times, offered a lucid and concise explanation of the debt crisis and what is at stake for financial markets, a sign that perhaps the ravages of time have finally caught up with the 82-year-old former Federal Reserve Chairman.Longtime market watchers expecting vintage Greenspan expressed "disappointment" in the former Fed Chairman's simple sentence structure and logical, point-by-point outline.

Sure, fear of losing money, fear of failure, fear of the unknown, fear of disappointing others in fear of change are all very true to Most people.