unfortunately the overall market is tough right now and the last thing you should do is spend 50-80K to buy a random property just to "do a deal" and then lose money on it.

But for some, including myself when we bought in 2015, breaking even or even losing a little each month was okay in order to own a property in Hawaii that we could also use ourselves.- Does the condo have an existing STVR permit or will you need to apply for it?

I have seen many investors lose money due to purchasing site unseen.

It looks like they are setting our expectations for a couple years of litigation.yikes, if I am going to lose money, I'd rather know now.

Wait to sell for tax reasons - and watch your investment suddenly lose value.

Her health is OK, but it's going to drop quickly if we don't find a way to get her active and lose some weight. 

If you put down an earnest deposit, you might lose out on that if you decide to back out(potentially). look at the agreement.The more important thing is, do you quality for conventional financing?

He loses his baby.

After 20+ years, I hear from so many who are more motivated by fear than optimism and make decisions based on not losing rather than a high probability of winning. 

However, I’ve witnessed cases where the investor went “all in”, spending and losing many millions.