If indeed you have to get a 20 year amortized loan and you are light on your other numbers it could affect your cash flow to the point where you are possibly losing money each month.

I could probably raise rent $25 or so, but that $25 could cost me a lot in the long run if I lose them.

Many hype this stuff and want to charge 2 to 5k non refundable fee's just to go into contract.. this leads to a lot of bad buys.. since you don't want to lose your deposit you close anyway.. 

I figured Worst I could lose was $4k How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

Didn't want to see this guy lose a house to taxes.

Thank goodness I didn't "Technically" lose money on it, but I bit off a little more than I could chew at the time.

I don't like losing money, so I looked for a home we could add value to.

Given that the only ways to lose money in this industry are bad investments and lawsuits, I’m not willing to bet my portfolio that I’ll be in the lucky 10% of people who never have problems. 

anybody lose their tail on a courthouse steps deal?

On a related note, this is Section 8 - could a person lose their section 8 through harboring or associated with a felon?