Relax and take a deep breath.

Or a good one is buy a dozen $25 ones at the end of the year and give them to business associates as holiday gifts, write them off on your taxes and don't have to come out of pocket until June.

I could've helped you out when you mentioned needing a chiropractor while being very relaxed on the couch.I've been wrestling with how much to put down for the first property.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

I am still in court because this scumbag keeps adjourning, holiday breaks in the court, etc.4) Spend more time in court - I think a big part of the problem is that I did not know what to expect, and was nervous about the situation. 

My expectation/observation is that people bought 'stuff' during the 'pandemic recession' and now that things are relaxing and getting normal, they will soon (12 month or less) be off-loading some of those assets (e.g. off-grid campers, prepper-style land acquisitions, generators, etc.)

The only thing worse than one vacant property is two vacant properties.As others have mentioned, the vacancy could be caused by many things--rent price is too high, wrong neighborhood, the grade of the property is lower than competitors, winter (esp. the holidays) is dead season for new renters, insufficient or poor advertising, the type of property doesn't match the needs of the local tenant pool, etc., etc., etc....I don't know which issues are causing your vacancy specifically, but I do know you'll want to figure that out before going for property #2.Plus, figuring out why your current property isn't renting will help you better understand what type of property to buy next (and what types to avoid).Good luck out there!

Finally I came to my senses and relax.  

Happy holidays!

Directly behind my monitor is a blank wall in a nice relaxing color.