What would you say is now (or was) your biggest stress point over it? 

Adjust your Fees and SplitsAnother creative way to make a deal work is to consider reducing your fees.

Before signing, they asked us to reduce the rent because they had lost their jobs due to Covid. 

The purchase price is going to be reduced to $16K and the rental rehab is estimated to be $45K.

Why real-estate:Like Robert Kiyosaki says in Rich Dad, Poor Dad, owning a house is a sentimental choice for many, while real estate investors stress the importance of securing assets, not liabilities.

Without this the rest of you liability tiers may be voided.2 - Umbrella policy - pretty much another no brainer - its cheap protection. 3 - manage debt loads - if you are comfortable keeping a higher debt limit, it is a strategy to reduce your net worth and make that target smaller. this comes into play when considering tapping equity in existing properties.these 3 should get you started. but its all up to your own risk tolerance.

It’s a great book I have read twice that stresses the importantof getting your own financial house in order before you start investing at all.

On both the upstairs and the downstairs I finished the remodel the day before tenants moved in, definitely stressful but talk about efficient margins!

After a back and forth he said if something was misrepresented then it was unintentional and he apologized and asked for an opportunity to make it right.His proposal to make it right is he will reduce the outstanding balance by 9K to bring it to 45K, and he will loan me the 6K difference between the 39k the bank will loan and the 45k outstanding.

The County reduced the tax rate by the amount that the property value went up.