We've also lost the Japanese due to their "lost decade".

See what the most successful people around you are doing and do the same.I've lost most faith in the stock market, having concluded it's an "insider's" game won only by the large institutions with the right connections.

If he harasses you for rent, tell him to get lost.

A colleague of mine recently told me a story about how he made 8 Million dollars from 1987-2007 (lost some of it during the market crash).  

In VA you are entitled to sue tenants for up to $5,000 of lost costs (I cant recall if its in rent/damages or just in general to cover costs).

I'm kind of lost here.

Lost out on a lot of family time and relationships.

Well, then, you'll likely need to put more money in to make it ready for sale, in addition to the difference between what the house appraised for and what you purchased it for (assuming you could even sell it for appraised value), you'll need to add an extra 10% transaction fees to sell to your losses ... your down payment would be mostly if not all lost and you may even need to bring more cash to the closing table just to get out from under it.  

I can see how he could easily justify his actions, but I can also see how he could have lost in a court room because it came down to interpretation of the meaning of the regulations involved.

4) Made my listing irresistible to crooks and lost a washer / dryer combo in a burglary. 5) Did too much work on my own, and wish I could get that time back.