That said, it sounds like you may have made an incorrect calculation of the value and depending on the exact situation, it may be better to eat your loss, chalk it up to a paid education in the real world of RE and don’t repeat the same mistakes on the next one.As J stated, trying to keep it and pile onto the mistake is often not the best road to take, jump ship, lick your wounds, and get back into the fight.

Civil engineering (easily hit $50,000(20,000 just for the plans)) can eat you alive.

They are nice at that point, with updated heat/air, roof, and flooring, so the dreaded "maintenance will eat you alive" is false.  

Plenty to eat if you've a hungry mind.

If you come down too much on price and let's say the price is exactly where it should be then there's potential you're now eating into the cashflow this rental is generating. 

That's the hard part for any of us in the helping professions, we can't make the diabetic eat less sugar, or the buyer or seller actually act in a way that maximizes their benefit.

Not ever (will I eat green eggs and drywall).

Good topic I talked to my agent who went part time and got a full-time job.She said the current environment is cut throat agents doing things that are unethical or at least bad business practice .Verbally tell someone one thing then turns around a do something else leaving folks holding the bag.Looks like a dog eat dog world right now.

I explain that while it does cost a little more over the course of the year to pay on paydays rather than monthly, people choose to pay for convenience all the time with overnight shipping, same day delivery, eating out vs. cooking at home, etc.  

I want to leave working for others bad enough that we don't really take vacations, we don't buy stuff because it is fun, we rarely eat out.