@Nick KenrickYour questions are legitimate, but you're probably not going to find much sympathy for your ideas on this site.

Now IF he had been hustling for you for 13 months and this was first deal you guys did I would have a bit more sympathy for him.  

I just had my the 30th birthday, which I wasn't particularly fond of (although my 40 something friends show me no sympathy whatsoever).

I have no sympathy for them.

Well my sympathies to you and kudos for bringing up the darker side of being a landlord.

Network with other investors and tell them what you are lacking,i knwo this sounds like a poor mans way to doing thins but someone may have sympathy and help you out somehow.

And even if you do think that various numbers and sequences mean anything - ==========================666 - meaning of numbers in numerology Number 6 - Harmony, beauty, nurturing, love, marriage, family, responsibility, understanding, sympathy, healing, empathic, perfectionist, order, duty, comfort, service.

We have a responsibility to each other not only to guide us all through learning the business but to have some sympathy for each other.  

I keep a stack of sympathy cards handy in case she gets whacked.

Not looking to get into a back and forth, but just for the record, I said I have sympathy for renters struggling to get by because I was once one myself and understand how the struggle is real as a renter in an expensive market with rising rents.