What if a tenant fails to pay rent, leaves $2,000 in cleaning and repairs, and it takes another month to rent?

.- Working a W2 as a firefighter, posting and consuming content- Leaving my W2 to dive deep into real estate investing and working as an agent... and still watching/posting content all while business was ok - Deleting social media apps (one have one on my phone that I use 10 minutes or less a day), diving deep into building my business and skills which have drastically increased due to pure focus and increasing my business significantly- moral of the story... focus on the things you need to do in business (dollar productive activities) and life experiences while reducing consumption will increase your success  

Save your hard earned cash for down payments and repairs.    

He says that the front door was damaged which he got repaired but there is some damage on the back side as well.

I just had to pay for some minor rent ready repairs like replacing the carpet and painting the interior.

There were a number of issues, but the big one was a "repair" charge they lied about.

I can literally call my banker and get something done over the phone.  

Then, both needed about $5,000-$10,000 each in repairs and cleanup.Even with low rents in those areas, renters struggle to pay $995/month on one property and $1,095/month on another.

I'll hop on the phone and pound out some 5X-7X deals and happily reassign to you for the spread. 

@Brian Jackson is doing repairs yourself the highest and best use of your time?