The emotional side of me is so angry that they damaged a house I put a lot of work and TLC into, and that between damage and lost rent, basically a year of profits from the house will be wiped out, but the logical side of me thinks I may be throwing good money at bad.

I am of the scale that I can probably deal with these issues by throwing money at the various problems that will arise.

. - for as narrow or as wide of a net you may want to throw out for your own “real estate investing.”But if you should still have an inclination to trust some guru with a paid mentorship, I’d suggest to go above and beyond their standard contract, which will likely stipulate what you owe them in far better terms for themselves than what they owe you in return for your money: I’d ask them to stipulate - in writing - what “mentorship” your money (at each level of a “workshop”/“education” they expect you to pay for) will actually get you, and for how long.

Sometimes, they include extra unnecessary details just to throw you off.

Yes, commissions are typically paid by seller, but I have caught Title Cos. many times throwing a $150-$250 fee on my side of statement.  

@Sam Booth I agree with @Bradley Buxton, it’s the lopsided window layout that’s throwing it off for me.

So if you're looking to sell for $500k and have an in-place $225k VA loan that's going to be assumed, they need to have $275k to put down, unless you want to carry a note (I see that light bulb that just lit up over your head, OP :P ).Pragmatically, I don't think this is for buyers or buyer's agents to ask about, that would be throwing spaghetti at the wall, unless maybe the home is in a military base town.

They are yelling and throwing things!

Or should I just throw in a couple window units?

I've seen some clients in Denver throw in whatever furnishings they find on Craigslist or FB Marketplace and then wonder why their short-term rental numbers aren't great.