I added some language to my lease requiring it in hopes that next time something like that happens i'll just point to the lease and say sorry buddy pls make a claim on your renter's insurance.  

I had some of my buddies go to rehab and such for substance.

I enlisted the help of a buddy who has several rentals all over town and has done very well with them over a period of about five years.

You and buddy could probably get the walls covered and taped sufficiently meet any safety concerns of exposed wires.

I do have a student loan though, multiple actually, but the interest rates are so low that I'm moving forward on a property.Good luck buddy and stay at it!

I haven't gotten to any myself yet, but I have a buddy who speaks highly of DIG, Diversified Investment Group meetings.

Her "buddy" is willing to sign a lease for the balance of the lease term, or a new one year lease. 

.$200 isnt completely out of line for a repair job if there was more than resetting the toilet which I'd guess there was.I've made it a habit on any new property to hire a plumber to pull the toilets and replace wax rings with these from home depot or new wax rings on the rare occasion what I posted wont work (depends on floor height) -- if the toilets are old enough and I dont want to rebuild the guts I'll just replace them with models from Menards -- I really like Pro Flows from Ferguson supply, however I dont have the buying power my buddy does at his plumbing business so I cant justify spending twice the price there.  

Me and a buddy put in a fire pit all day yesterday at my apartment complex.  

That's right buddy-o, YOU DO!