(after several more painful back and forths about her not having one, I tell her where there is a plunger she says I don't know how to use one........ my landlord used to come over at my last rental..... so basically you are telling me your last landlord helped you use a plunger and you still don't know how...   

I feel your pain :( 

The bad experiences are painful but pretty much all real estate investors that make it over the long haul go through them all so good to knock them out early!

This was the best initial investment I could have made into the property - it immediately signaled to my tenant that I was serious about taking care of both the property itself, as well as improving their experience as a tenant, and we've been on great terms ever since.Let's say you talk with the owner and they don't know any information about the renter's situation. 

I definitely feel your pain.  

The process is a pain in the ***.

It's painful to say, but move on and lesson learned. 

LOL So now each of my LLC's that has a different project has to have the developers license. its a pain there is no test but its a bond and insurance and not every one can get bonded these days.I know having done a lot of work in Chicago how tough that city can be as well.. no one is going to teach you this you just kind of learn it.so bottom line unless this person has some very narrow niche // or its just a raw raw thing to motivate you  chances are there is nothing unique and I am not talking about getting rich with tax overages or some of the other things that get recirculated constantly. 

Good luck getting that garage sorted – it's a pain now, but you'll laugh about it later!"

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