But man, I starved for years before it paid the bills.

I made sure I followed everything you mentioned.

I ultimately invested $65 cash, $5k in legal fees, and $9.7k in operational expenses while owning the home, and walked away with $17.3k after a judgement.What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

It makes more sense for me to stay in southern fl monetarily but something in New Orleans would be fun if it made sense.

Insanely appreciated man! 

If you want to hear a bit more of my story, I was a guest on the BP podcast and there's a little more context, you can listen here.I've made ALL of the mistakes.

Don't apologize, don't explain how the 'chosen' tenant was more qualified than they were, wish them well in their search.You're running a business and you've made a business decision. 

Every other mistake I made was valuable and part of the journey.  

I made a relatively low offer and after one negotiation we settled on a price that was about 45% lower than the original list price.

What made the experience stand out?