typically once you write down expenses and depreciation you may actually have "lost" money on paper and depending on your personal Adj.

Would a cash value policy cover that replacement of that slate roof or would they give me a 5k, or less, check and tell me to get lost?   

ok thank you so much jairus..but can you tell what the best one to look into to make some money quick n which one is the earier for a beginner please cause I lost my job with no income n credit is not good n I been looking into doing this n reading some things but don't know where to begin n which is best for me.thank you

Details on first deal:Bought an older 1970's single wide mobile home for cash for $6K (asking price was $9K) I was proud of myself for negotiating $3K off price but looking back I should have negotiated more, even though I never lost money on this deal in the end.  

I hate to say this, but I lost $20k in profit on my first build trying to build energy efficient.

Looking for some advice here.A person I know (Becket, Swedesboro, NJ area) lost a job 1-2 years ago and was out of work a pretty long time.

With the lost key, I have something in my lease that says I call a locksmith and the charge goes to them if this happ Ns. 

I have been interested in real estate investing for over 20 years, bought the Carleton Sheets program from a late night infomercial as a single parent living with my parents, had a rental property, but lost it to doing it alone, not having any support, connections, or networking group and making poor decisions.It has been a bit fearful to want to try this endeavor again, but I must say that getting involved with the local real estate investor association and attending MeetUps has made this "dream" more real.I joined BP for free to learn what I could.

Now I'm going on the assumption that the home is run down on the inside (seller's website has a good looking recent picture of the outside, no damage, looks lived in still)  So maybe they are having a hard time selling it for $250k or maybe they lost their job and just can't pay..

I'm lost on this one....