Spend energy positively not negatively.  

He even tried to burn down my building while attempting to kill himself.

Changed 20 burned out light bulbs!

It sounds like to me this investor may have been burned before and now is extra cautious or overly cautious.I talked to a hard money lender using some assumptions about the property's condition since I haven't seen it and he said that it really wasn't that good of a deal.  

Frankly you might need to get burned once before you really understand the value of having a buyer under contract. 

The business hypes the houses as state of the art, energy efficient dwellings that can be leased, oh heck, for more than market rents because there won't be high utility bills. 

Lots of fires currently burning close by!

They have seen people get burned very badly in RE, and they understand that only those with a lot of knowledge make it.#3 is the key for you.

If your tenant is at fault for unintentional damage to your property (overflows a bathtub, leaves a candle burning while out for the evening and burns the house down), you can "run" to their coverage first and potentially avoid having to file a claim with your carrier.

That’s an accomplishment.I went through the struggle with #1 in a stress free way, which left me feeling “schooled” but not worn out.I have plenty of good energy along with my very valuable schooling to work on #2 and #3 this year because that is my focus.