Focus completely on RE investing, weather that’s physical properties, notes, lending of capital.  

And big thing too is your money is tied up on this mistake and the deal of a lifetime happens rolls by for you and your not focused/funds tied up etc.

But now is the time to focus on your college education and if you do it the right way it will hurtle you way past 90% of the people you are following here on BP.

@Melissa Gittens Pick a niche, then pick a sub-niche, focus on networking and ignore everything else. 

@Edwin Nieves I focus on a specific geographic area and get to know the brokers and owners that are working in that geography. 

Unless you have something in writing from property managers saying you can break the lease on the 15th, without fee, it will be difficult to argue that they were letting you out. right now it is a "he said, she said" situation, assuming everything was verbal. billing you prorated rent for January is your only indication that "maybe" they were letting you out early with no fee. if you took this in front of a judge, which is what you will need to do to recoup your loss, it would be up to him to decide who is right and who is wrong.many counties have free legal aid for tenant issues. my suggestion, run it by them and see what they say. if they agree with you, a strongly worded letter may get you your money. if not, you have to go to court, and you will have to decide if half a months rent is worth all that trouble.

To many focus on building a buyers list when in all honesty that should be one of the final steps of a whole saler. 

Shortly after purchasing our second investment property I opened up a construction business and ran a successful business for five years.our main focus was high-end kitchen and bath remodels.  

@Alison FountainDepending on credit score, you may qualify for a non-qm loan that focuses on asset dissipation or even uses bank statements for qualification. 

Owners need to learn to look past the score and focus on what is inside the credit report - late pays, active collections, judgments, repos - anything of that nature spells D-E-A-D-B-E-A-T.