I was informed of the price change today, 14 days after the original closing date.

I can't speak to any hard and fast rules about material errors (my tax business is deliberately and selectively very small), but I would absolutely agree that encountering a material error (especially one that should have been easily caught before you ever saw it) every year is too much.

Today, I'm happy to report I have no mice, the gutter is not doing more harm till it can be properly repaired in the spring, the bathroom and kitchen were repaired for $140, new, qualified tenants are moving in on December 1st under an enforceable lease, and the rent was raised $25/mo.

I spoke to them today, over the phone, and they were trying to sell me a mentoring program that cost $1,999.

Big appointments scheduled today!

I sent this in email today to the seller, the creative financing was off the top of my head, I feel like it is fair for both of us and if I default he wins, if I go through with it, he wins. 

@Chris Mason @Brent Tarnow - I just RSVP'd today!

My general kit can cover everything, but there are extra tools in the other kits that I don't like to carry for day-to-day.3.

I would focus on repairing your credit. see a specialist (faster) or open credit cards little by little and pay them off each month. im not saying increase your spending, just saying instead of buying that tank of gas in cash use a cc and immediately pay it off. while your credit is repairing, start banking cash. build a budget and stick to it. 80K a year is good money, make it a goal of yours to retain as much of it as possible i.e. don't eat out, don't go to the local pub, drive a modest paid off car etc. once your credit is up and savings is up, use the 80k a year plus savings to get leverage. then use that leverage to buy your properties. if your looking for a get rich quick scheme, id advise u skip over RE. don't get me wrong, you can make money fast by flipping homes but you didn't mention having experience in that area so I assume you don't. another option if your really in a hurry is to find a partner with experience and cash, and see if you can buy into one of his/hers deals. you would have to market yourself for this and see what type of skills they may need that you have. maybe you can buy in and use your web development skills to beef up and/or maintain your partners website saving them money on outsourcing. that might be your ticket into a partnership. since you mentioned your helping your friend, maybe you can partner with him?

That's great that he says that he does not want to lose this property, but that was a position to take 6 months or a year ago, not today at the last minute.