And when he sees me he ignored me until I go in front of his face asked him of he could put up the shower wall higher with I pay him extra.

That's his poker face.....

Chris,I am a retired physician, so dont take 'cancer' at face value.

Admittedly if the property was purchased at the current market value & financed the highest mkt rent would barely cover your costs.

While I don't have much in advice to offer you, I would recommend that you upload a profile pic, it makes things a bit more personal and puts a face to a name.Good luck with your investing career!

The end result, is us with egg on our face because our buyer has already seen the house at a much cheaper price.

I guess it really depends on the competition you will be facing, but windows do make a place pop from the outside and inside.

I try to make it a habit to continuously face my fears and I am thinking of doing this.

You have a friend facing foreclosure and you want to use them to learn guru stuff and profit off the deal?

I did this for a few reasons. 1) I bought out my partner from my LLC at the end of 2011 and there was some delay due to the transition 2) the street is on the outskirts of an up and coming neighborhood, in 2011 the street probably could have just barely supported $200-$220k for a finished home.