We're leaning towards eating the cost of the new comforter ($70) and the extra cleaning fees and begging for a good review at this point.

Determine if there's any merit to pursue, first.If you don't have a relationship with a title insurance company (who could easily provide this) either go to or access your county recorder's records to determine if any mortgage(s) or other encumbrances (liens) that affect title and eat up the equity you are pursuing.

@Dustin Lewis I'm sure you have heard the saying give a fish and a guy eats for a day, teach to fish and he eats forever.

For me that's putting too many eggs in one basket and if anything I would look to sell of several of them.

I have to chose between rent and investing in my skills, eating healthy and maintaining my car for auditions, so on and so forth.I always thought I'd have to go through this until I got a really good pay day, and then I read Rich Dad Poor Dad.

An unexpected problem just eats up your free cash for the month.

I figured a condo would be easier, because although the condo association dues would eat some of the return, I wouldn't be exposed to as many repair variables.But it's very interesting thinking of using some financing.  

That payment would of course eat into cash flow, and that's what my concern would be.

However, all of the conventional loans require 20-25% down which will eat up a lot of my capital.  

When you are doing your first deal if you have time or cost over runs they can eat the deal up.