Sometimes the deal can be so good you can't lose money. 

Not sure she will lose her foot.

@Steve Redd - Find a deal that won't kill you if it only breaks even ( I don't believe in aiming to lose money, lol) or partner with someone so you can be along for the ride.

Looks like they may lose out on that idea. 

His response: “will have to do repair on my schedule sorry”- I start losing my mind.  

Single family houses would not work, for example, in most of Lower Manhattan.....Find your local meetings at MeetUp.com and NationalREIA.comLearn what investors in your area are buying and where the big players are making their money.Good luck!

Your tenants will appreciate the kind gesture and will hopefully not lose their keys again :)

Fear of losing all your money.

For what it's worth, the house was not purchased as a investment property-we lived there for a number of years, needed to move and couldn't sell without losing a lot of money so we've been renting it out. 

Stanley,Myself, I would not consider this applicant, they are "judgement proof", they have nothing to lose, but you have everything to lose!