Regrettably, it is going to rain again and I don't know when or how much.  

@Alex Black Regrettably, I agree with you that the house will likely remain vacant until next August unless you lower the rent substantially (probably by 40-60% in my experience) and take other tenants besides students. 

Regrettably, everywhere has natural disasters, earthquake, wild fire, flood, hurricane, snow collapse.  

Regrettably, I don't trust anyone until they've proven themselves. 

"regrettably I could spend 8 hours covering in great detail what an investor should be doing to succeed and less then 5% would actually go out and do it."

If cash for keys doesn’t work soon, without an understanding of your state’s eviction process, you really should talk to an eviction attorney so you at least know what to expect.Be warned that the physical damage and time delay one tenant can do to a property could turn your “steal†into a regrettable mess.

However, once you have the experience and capital to do multiple flips in parallel, this becomes a profitable business that can restore neighborhoods and make the community a better place to live.I (regrettably) do not know enough about commercial real estate to speak on the matter at length.

The wrong man who regrettably believes he knows how to patch drywall.I look at things like this and am thankful that the only substance abuse problem I've ever had was cigarettes and my wife forced me to finally quit for good eight years ago.

Regrettably, Oklahoma City Schools are universally appalling.

Regrettable, I don't have the answers to the specific questions you asked.