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Some of make the choice to not let it dictate our actions.If you are scared easy go home, if you are ready to do battle, then march on the field.Another problem I see new investors making is that they hope and want.

Yes it is a constant battle with Management companies and he has a couple people that work for him to do work clean/fix up.

In the 90's, it seemed that Gates and co. had "won" but Jobs kept battling with a different vision.

I think demand will win that battle though.

I'm not going to pretend that one event will change it, but I do know that when we prove to people that it is possible to have a conference/tradeshow in the real estate investing space that isn't about the upsell from stage, things will change.We must alter expectations, because right now, we're fighting an uphill battle.

This looks like my only option, but I have no idea whether this is just a small claims issue, or could end up being a legal battle in order to get compensation, and whether that is going to be prohibitively expensive.

Unless the property is near a source of jobs or tenants (think colleges) you have an uphill battle to fill them.4.

@Michael Galloway,We know, this is a constant battle with some lenders as to what commission they will "accept".

If you cannot verify previous owner gave rent concession then a court battle might be tough to win and just a letter to credit bureau would be what I would do.