. $150 service call later, the 3 brightest bulbs in the future of our healthcare system were once again able to resume their education and toast.

EDUCATE YOURSELF - yes, it will take time, but will lead to a selection that better meets your expectations & avoids potentially costly surprises!

I have been educating myself for a few years now and saved capital to invest. 

There are webcasts and tools that will help you find deals to get started and analyze them to be sure they are good ones and not lemons . . . very inexpensive source of education and one "bad deal" woudl more than cover what you woudl have paid for an annual membership.

Good luck and get educated!

There is a cost to the initial education requirements.

I have always had such a huge interest in real estate and the last few months ive really spent time to educate myself on it.

I'll be eating this cost but will use it as an opportunity to educate tenant about what goes down the drain.  

The three components to getting over this, in my opinion, are: mindset, education, and daily action.Mindset: Instead of asking yourself 'what if it goes wrong' ask yourself 'what if it goes right?'

We would have assisted you in avoiding a nightmare situation like this, by making sure you knew about the challenges and if you decided to still move forward, making sure there was a solid renovation plan in place to address them.Who's your property management company and why aren't they educating you on all this?