Take it from a guy who's had the good fortune (or bad judgement) to buy many new cars and trucks that aren't nearly as wise of a choice as a Civic: you're decision to pick that model is an indicator that your judgement is sound and will enable you to successful in the long run.

I'm sure I could get a judgement but getting the tenant to pay is another matter. 

Her father, who lived at the property with her for the first year of the lease but no longer lives at the residence, is a realtor so against our better judgement we gave him the opportunity to "bid" on the listing.

Then offer the current owner with a Deed in Lieu (if there are no judgements or liens against the borrower/home). 

This landlord had taken the tenant to court for non-payment in the past and had won a judgement with contingencies in it that stated they needed to do repairs, as well as obtain a NEW lead safe certificate.

I was looking to see if I had practiced conservative judgements when filling in tool.

That gives you some deniability and then you don't have to make a snap judgement on any question, you can always say that you will talk it over with the owner.  

The first and potentially most devastating was a miss-judgement of rehab budget.

I guess it would be better to say he didn’t lose as badly as he could have, as would have been the case had the judgement been found for the plaintiff.

It is beach house which clouded my initial judgement, but there is too much that smells fishy to move forward.