I realize that commercial investing is more in-line with my goals, so I have wiped my slate clean and ready to start over from the beginning.

He was there for the inspection and followed me from door to door then I realized why.

Take a step back and realize that you’ve done more than 99% will ever do when it comes to real estate. 

It's going to take the pain of another 12 or so months on & off, before people realizing flipping, unless it's in scarce, high value areas just won't work as easily. 

We give users the ability to edit a post for 10 minutes after posting for those situations where you say something that you realize upon review needs a tweak.

The National Association of Realtors.That said, I will not be signing an Exclusive Right to Represent as an established real estate investor, and I’m honestly a little annoyed to be asked.I also realize this may qualify for Reddit’s AITAH channel.

Good points.I'd add square, level, plumb - license, insurance, bond - using permits to follow codepointing out problems the owner doesn't realize they have that are serious. 

I am glad they realize that I should not be responsible for the cost of a toilet that failed due to a guest accidentally dropping a vape in the toilet and picked up the replacement cost.  

When will the government wonks realize it is hard to force the free market to solve a problem they helped create?

I am now at a point in life where I realized retirement isn’t far off and I need to find something outside of stock markets and 401k’s to invest in.