Insurance will also be a serious problem.Don't make investment decisions hoping for lenient local government, that is a recipe for loosing money.

Did it vibrate from being unbalanced and shake itself loose?

@Jeremy Torres, if you make decisions based on how you "feel" things with go you're bound to have issues.

f) anyone can try my method to remove a loose tile and then try Jim's.... see which one you prefer 🤣

However, it is a knife that cuts both ways... you can make money or you can loose it. 

(YahooFinance)Today’s Interest Rate: 6.96%(☝️ .21% from this time last week, 30-yr mortgage)Not much happening with interest rates this week, they remain range-bound near 7%.

What I've found in LA is that the sponsors aligned with gurus tend to play fast and loose with the SEC regulations around unlicensed broker-dealers.

However, your due diligence will not be refunded.If the home doesn’t appraise, if the inspection report is awful, if your financing falls through, if you loose your job while under contract, etc. the due diligence is still NOT refundable. 

I'm working with someone I'll loosely call a mentor.

You knew there was a loose step and your tenants or worker tripped on it...