Before you start to throw in the towel and sell, have you considered private lenders?

I'm willing to "pay my dues" while I learn the hard and soft skills, build my network and gain the confidence/experience.Here is what I see as some options:Should I pursue becoming a licensed commercial realtor and try to find a broker who's willing to be a little creative?

They spend 11 minutes listening to conversations about text messages, "he said", "The place looked worse when I moved in", "My dog didn't mean to chew up the molding", "The neighbor called me fat", "That carpet was nasty", "My mom was sick so I couldn't pay because her dog needed attention", "He said the grass was soft".

If when i am all finished the market is still really soft I will rent it out.

I have made a lot of mistakes so far, and I know that, and I can't go back and change it - but I'm writing this now because I don't know if I should stay the course, change the course but keep going, throw in the towel, or some other option I can't even imagine. 

The condo association may have either a suggested "soft" cap on the number of rentals they allow, or hard cap in the POA/HOA by-laws.  

Drywall gets soft or flaky when it's time to replace.

Americans in general (I don't know enough about other Western cultures to say) have become too soft by having it too good for too long.

I’ll start: “Speak softly, and carry a big portfolio!”

When I am filthy (rich) you will see me on the news hunting Ewoks with my leopard skin towel around my butt speeding on my speeder bike smacking ewoks on the back of their heads as I zoom by!