Hopefully the owner was involved and realised what has gone on and resolved the issue.

Why rush to realise a large loss when you can punt the problem into the future?

However, I quickly realised that if I'm putting in nearly 100% of the work, I should probably own more than the amount of money I put into the deal. 

Realise that 8 paid for units will generate the income to pay cash for 1 more unit in about 11 months. 25 paid for units buys one every 4 months.

Before I started to research Real Estate Investing, I had already managed to creatively buy our first home and then effectively house hack without realising this was a form of Real Estate Investing.

Realising your gains through selling is your best option.

I hadn't realised it was the same group.

Most experienced investors realise that having cash gives you an "opportunity" to increase your investments by spreading it around.Investors generally value cash at a 10% return or higher.

I ended the conversation with the seller once I realised that I didn't know what questions I needed to ask and am looking to fill in the blanks.

I have also realised the power of credit and how to control myself and utilise multiple cards.