I've gotten to repay them with deals, and they've repaid me for the deals by making me a partner in what I've brought.My advice would be simple: Work for the biggest fish you can for free.

So I am spending more time fishing.

Went on a long wandering Lowe's run to find the wire I should use, fish tape, etc.

Just my fiance watching netflix and myself running my stock market programs at the same time are hitting about 60 mbps and I try not to connect my other devices to the Wi-Fi. She

I guess it’s a culture thing  when I worked for a big syndicator in the 80s.. they kept having fires .. turned out some of the folks that came in after the war were using the sink in the bathroom to put coals in it and cook their BBQ right there.. it was a mess and this probably pre smoke alarm days..I think my Napalese family keeps live fish in the bath tub but I cant  say for sure  .

Any direction would be greatly appreciated.Also, a few of my interests are mountain biking/hiking, fishing, and skydiving.

Thank you all for your contribution be it by commenting or asking questions similar to mine.It needs to be known that I am an amateur in RE investing so this post/question is designed to help me broaden my horizon, and "see" this beast (RE INVESTING) from multiple angles and perspectives.Long story short - I have upwards of $20-$35k on hand, and I want to invest in my first property in Baltimore city or county. 

My comment was more along the lines of how could this property turn into such a lemon if I followed the same basic tenets everyone else does (especially since I've been loving this property up until I started fishing on the refi)?

That said, Columbus is a stable market with high demand across the board...all supported by any metric you care to consider...it's a challenge to find the perfect deal, but if you are prepared to pull the trigger and broaden your reach by building your relationships and networking something will turn up.

I've still been able to stay in contact with tenant and he informed me that he had moved from Michigan to Alaska to do offshore fishing for a season before returning.