Thanks for any input you can offer and stay positive, the one thing you can control is your attitude...even that is hard sometimes!

Doing it this way may delay maintenance issues from getting addressed but you will have a bit more control over where and when your money is allocated. 

It was a set of very unfortunate circumstances that were mostly out of my control, yet I ended up paying the price, in multiple ways.

This clause allows parties to back out of a contract due to "Acts of God" or by events that are outside the control of either party (flood, tornado, war, etc.) - consult your attorney to see if this applies in your case.Unless there's a valid contractual reason for backing out, your deposits are at risk. 

The government is basically giving said people an allowance through quantitative easing because of such.Long story short is that the government is in COMPLETE control of this one and the rules are very different than they've ever been in the past. 

With the appropriate teams & systems in place you can control a lot of that risk.

Personally, I prefer real estate to Stocks and the main reason is because of control. 

I ran into some financial problems however i’m working it all out and i’m glad to say my score is up almost 100 points since i took control of it.

This is literally out of control, but I also believe you can find whatever you want to find.  

They also fully employ their crews and have better control over their labor costs.