If you have nothing in writing, the lost rent is your tuition fee to school of hard knocks.

I also received no scholarship or financial aid, and would be paying the full tuition each year. 

My goal is to start learning and hope to buy my second (we own our current home) property within the year to start my real estate investment journeyI got interested in Real Estate investing because I want to be able to have a large family and give them everything they need (college tuition, family trips, emergency fund) and want to grow a portfolio with constant cash flow to allow for these things. 

I'd call it what it is, my tuition payment in this game to follow up on rent payments.

I was contacted by their sales team and offered 100% financing of the tuition fee which will be around $15,000.

You get the tax free money needed for tuition. 

Now tuition for 3 little ones.

They get paid by the colleges and the students pay a TON more in tuition for those classes than any would-be wholesaler pays for a seminar. 

The tuition reimbursement of 20k was the kicker. 

I also had non-paying tenants that owed me, HVAC unit needing replacement, large trees hanging over property structure that suddenly died due to beatle infestation and college tuition due all at the same time.