Red pill. if you haven't taken it yet, join me.

That's a tough pill to swallow when I've only received a half-month's worth of rent, and I'm only going to receive, at best, 20 days worth next month.Right now I just want the thing fixed and my tenants in before they decide to find another place.

I think your dilemma will be history after that.I doubt he's read much of anything.....more likely just got out of college......If that's the case, red pill or blue pill? 

It's a lot easier of a pill to swallow than taking your first step into an out-of-state market, where you'll still have a housing payment, but now you are also risking a second house payment, and putting all your faith into a group of people states away to make sure you succeed.

He says sorry they haven't responded, the female tenant is drinking heavy again, taking prescription pills, and eludes to an altercation.

You should be able to find somebody in St Louis who can repipe all 5 units for $3000-$4000 a piece in PEX.Sounds like there is other damage (drywall, vandalism) so of course you'll need to clean that up too.This will be a tough pill to swallow, but it will get your units up and running again, cash flowing again, and it will buy you some time since you are in a negative equity situation right now and can't sell.

So when I look at those numbers it’s a tough pill to swallow.

There's no easy pill.

The mistake of thinking that there is a magic pill or secret potion to real estate investing.  

I understand that houses bought at a higher price today means nothing in 20-30 years, but still..it's a very hard pill to swallow.3.