Lesson learned, take a profit.The home was on the market for 77 days before we received this accepted offer.The wood grain direction, I agree with you @Bill Hinshaw it wouldn't have been my choice either.  

If the price was $275 first then it should only be $150 or less on the back. 

Lesson to investors.

Think of this first effort as a lesson and not a failure. 

Success the first time around (and the lessons you've learned) are a great boost to your new career. 

I know it would be very time consuming and tedious but......Thanks for the numerous lessons learned from your story.  

Good luck in your future investments, hopefully, they will reap the benefits of the lessons learned on this property.

Of course, you can never wait until you have everything, but it seems like there is significantly less one has to work with before starting real estate investing, making one's attempt feel more like a gamble than a calculated risk....Or is there?

Some turds do need the screws put to them and taught a lesson.  

We were forced to quickly learn the ins and outs of the local court, evicting 5 residents, and starting the process in several other cases, prompting the tenants to leave.Key lessons gleaned during the first year were:1)To attract good tenants, you need to have attractive properties.