You're passed your due diligence period and now the buyer has lost their EMD and the seller could chose to pursue legal action for failure to perform. 

One of the key action items I just asked them to do is a Failure analysis.To be successful you need:A. 

Hence my idea to just edit the prior post to indicate failure wsa compromised.Any particular reason why a person can edit in one forum and not in this one?

It shouldn’t have broken so soon and may be poorly made with another failure soon.)I honestly don’t think I’ve had to buy or even repair one stove in 20 years with a dozen properties.

The failure hurt, the guilt that my father would not recover the money he so lovingly lent me for this venture, not just this one, but to start my business and buy my rentals, it was his line of credit, and for this particular venture I have drawn it to zero and not only was my livelihood at stake, but so was his.

When you do your deal analysis do you calculate failure?

The mantra was if you're not invested in the stock market you'll be a failure in retirement.

Many OOS investors set themselves up for failure because they don't truly take the time to understand:1) The Class of the NEIGHBORHOOD they are buying in - which is relative to the overall area.2) The Class of the PROPERTY they are buying - which is relative to the overall area.3) The Class of the TENANT POOL the Neighborhood & Property will attract - which is relative to the overall area.4) The Class of the CONTRACTORS that will work on their Property, given the Neighborhood location - which is relative to the overall area.5) The Class of the PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANIES (PMC) that will manage their Property, given the Neighborhood location and the Tenants it will attract - which is relative to the overall area.6) That a Class X NEIGHBORHOOD will have mostly Class X PROPERTIES, which will only attract Class X TENANTS, CONTRACTORS AND PMCs and deliver Class X RESULTS.7) That OOS property Class rankings are often different than the Class ranking of the local market they live.8) Class A is relatively easy to manage, can even be DIY remote managed from another state.

What are some failures/obstacles that you have come across and what did you do in response to overcome them?

Accept the learning curve, acknowledge little victories, and never forget that every failure serves as a springboard for success.