Trial and error, gotta find what you are good at, and what works for you.

In any event it takes much work and trial and error in life to find the right recipe that works best for you. 

The filing of a court action to enable the recording of a notice of pending action, for order of attachment, receivership, injunction, or other provisional remedies, shall not constitute a waiver of the mediation and arbitration provisions.“NOTICE: BY INITIALING IN THE SPACE BELOW YOU ARE AGREEING TO HAVE ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF THE MATTERS INCLUDED IN THE ‘ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES’ PROVISION DECIDED BY NEUTRAL ARBITRATION AS PROVIDED BY CALIFORNIA LAW AND YOU ARE GIVING UP ANY RIGHTS YOU MIGHT POSSESS TO HAVE THE DISPUTE LITIGATED IN A COURT OR JURY TRIAL.

Also taking advantage of foreclosure listing site's free trial accounts...

Here is what I have (a few variations).

The arbitrator shall be a retired judge or justice, or an attorney with at least 5 years of residential real estate Law experience, unless the parties mutually agree to a different arbitrator, who shall render an award in accordance with the state in which the Buyer uses in their address as indicated in Paragraph labeled “Partiesâ€. “NOTICE: BY INITIALING IN THE SPACE BELOW YOU ARE AGREEING TO HAVE ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF THE MATTERS INCLUDED IN THE ‘ARBITRATION OF DISPUTES’ PROVISION DECIDED BY NEUTRAL ARBITRATION AS PROVIDED BY STATE LAW AND YOU ARE GIVING UP ANY RIGHTS YOU MIGHT POSSESS TO HAVE THE DISPUTE LITIGATED IN A COURT OR JURY TRIAL.

I have always used different variations of a name, but this idea is much better.

One unit in a recently acquired 4 plex needed the carpet in the living area replaced, so I'm giving laminate a trial run to see how it does.

I asked about a free trial he said no.

Sounds like there might be a ton of life and real estate lessons in your trials here... being over spread, investing from afar, how life and health can get in the way of business, signs of a realtor you don't want to list with, etc etc...