This game is a marathon not a sprint but it does get easier as you build momentum just got to keep pushing. 

You can also roll your own.

It's worth checking with a CPA to see if bonus depreciation is still available to write off the initial furnishings, etc. when you get rolling.  

I might push harder with them to get a denial, based on the new information.Ultimately, it seems that you did not perform, so you may just forfeit your deposit. 

They should not just push you off on some new management company you have never heard of.For more info, try looking at:5 Keys to Turnkey Real Estate InvestingAssessing the Risk of a Turnkey Real Estate Company

Also those number don't include utilities and CapEx, pushing us further into the danger zone.

It would be difficult for us to wall it off since the stairwell descends to the back wall where all the fuse boxes and water heater are and then you step left off of a landing...but we could install some sort of security accordion door that could be pushed against one wall like this: https://www.foldingdoorsandroo....  

Even though it's not costing you much each month, the opportunity cost of you being able to rehab then refinance keeps getting higher since you keep pushing it out. 

That's your call on how much you wanna push it.

This could still be fixable, although it might involve bulldozers pushing the yard around.