My business partner came up short on his half of the down payment, so we lost out on the property.

At the LEAST I will be restructuring her lease, but most likely due to the trust that has been lost, I will end up ending the relationship.  

I feel as though I have lost momentum.

REAL buyers have lost and will lose EM in the future.

Talking to the employees, I constantly hear of everything from technical analysts that lost their jobs and can't get a new one because they used to be paid too much (plumbing department at Belleview and Federal) to folks that are excited to start a part time job at Safeway because they can't make ends meet on their Home Depot wages (this evening's cashier at Santa Fe and I-25).Where is this job growth you speak of because after over 25 years of living here, I'm seeing some pretty negative signals here on the Front Range and would love to hear the positive?

Most people get lost in the data gathering phase and give up. 

@Aryelle CollinsMy husband and I didn't start our real estate investing in house hacking, we started in a condo that we fixed up and lost $25K on in 2012 (not a good time to sell!).  

That gave way to lost insulation around the metal trunk lines which led to the condensation.

You are losing a lot of money every month without a clue.I would estimate your lost income, mortgage and expenses you have not accounted for place you at about $2500/month in real negative cash flow as a long term hold.Your equity alone is costing you $2000/month in lost income.

Most i lost on a leasing was 150.