Beware of uncle sams bill both on the sale of your business and going forward as you consider where to allocate.My 2 cents, the bond market isnt particularly attractive for the foreseeable future and is more likely to actually lose you money, especially with longer duration.Be aware of costs, stick to low expense ratio ETFs and go passive in the the equity markets if you do not have any macro thoughts of your own.As far as real estate goes, BP is a great place to learn the ropes, especially if you are interested in swinging a hammer and buying direct properties.

I’m ready for the eventuality of losing money but at thesame time want to keep the tenant accountable at the end but because of the statement he made about paying his credit card bill instead of rent.

Though I was going to lose revenue, I did let the person go sooner.

In most cases, the buyer needs to have a plan, otherwise they will lose out and the seller will go back on market. 

I've seen it done right, but I've also seen people lose a lot investing out-of-state.

(Of course any remaining rent will be given to you at closing.) this way the seller isn’t losing money while and if you fail to close.

We've been trying to buy a house for a while (just for ourselves) but keep losing out to others.

   (2 years 8 months as a rental) I decided to sell the house in Feb 2021 knowing that I only had 4 more months as a rental before losing my Capital gains exclusionI put the house on the market for sale and MOVED back into it as my primary Home Feb 1st 2021

, I haven't had a single buyer lose out on the house over appraisal delays (knock on wood). 

If I were you I would not take anyone's money, there's a good chance you'll lose some or all of it.