I have set a goal of "retiring" by the age of 45, so lets see how that goes ;-) My credit was ruined when I lost everything and I have been slowly building it back up, but being self employed with not much income on the books because of all the write offs has kept me from getting a mortgage for a rental.

The risk with bad tenants ruin your house is also less.

If the agent isn't covered you can still sue them too, and probably ruin them!

Q: How many perverts does it take to ruin a great website?

Hardwood floors ruined from animal pee.

PL4 Sellers Name Sellers Property Address Sellers Property City, State, Zip Dear Seller Name, You are about to lose your house, equity, and ruin your credit!

The hard money lender could foreclose on you which will ruin your credit and make conventional investing almost impossible.

If there aren't too many junkers, and if you can pick them up for a good price, I say it is a good idea.It only takes one really bad house to ruin the value in a neighborhood.

In most cases, we can stop foreclosure from happening – because as you know, a foreclosure on your record can ruin your credit for up to 10 years, making it difficult to get another house, car, credit card, are any type of credit whatsoever.

Real estate, or any business for that matter, can ruin your life if you let it.