@Chantz IrelandInheriting tenants is a roller coaster ride for a few months. 

I thought it would be fun to keep a deal diary to see the roller coaster that these projects can be and how plans can change.

Brad,Did you use the 100 pound roller to completely seal the seams?  

It has been a roller coaster ride of emotions and has shown me that I really enjoy real estate and would love to make it my career.

Excellent summary of the day to day mental and emotional roller coaster that goes along with flipping a house.

It can be kind of like a roller coaster.  

@David Dachtera,Check out http://www.dupagedoor.com/  I've used them for about 8 years on my house and they've been quick and reasonably priced and done good work on replacing springs, rollers and installing new openers.  

Real estate has been the a roller coast over the years but the taxes benefit has always provided me a net gain.  

Real estate investing is a roller coaster, and all sorts of things (good and bad) occur that no real estate book or podcast or forum post can really prepare you for... but, moral of the story: when it comes to deaths in properties, it's definitely worth thinking about--because people have very wide-ranging reactions to it (everything from complete indifference to complete unwillingness to have anything to do with the house).

He has done a great job with the Renault Winery Resort, which has multiple streams of income - winery, golf course, ice skating rink (in the winter), and weddings.