If it's in bad condition (foundation, roof, peeling paint, unlivable)  the bank won't lend on it, so be careful there.

She was quiet and ignored my reminder on rent/ deposit until I served the 2nd 3 day notice on Sunday.She was fuming and claimed the notice was illegal and demanded a discounted rent because the condition is so bad (not clean upon move in, leakage from fridge, kitchen faucet leakage that he had to fix herself blah blah).

@Martin Saenz I'm sure there are good Note Investors and bad Note Investors same as good and bad realtors.Maybe title  your post   "Traits of good Note Investors."

Treat him fairly and honestly but don't stress about how he's going to feel because he apparently doesn't care how you feel.

It takes only one bad deal to wipe out your savings.

Smart you have a FT and PT job- I think you should essentially dive in.. but not make a "bad purchase" , since you can't win on the sidelines You absolutely want to have reserves when you invest, it would not be smart to have limited capital since if you have a major repair, you will be in trouble. 

I'm looking for peoples experience with solar panels good and bad to determine if it is worthwhile for me.

I could tell them to help me analyze deals, but if they are bad at that, then they are not adding value and likely costing me time and potentially deals. 

Not great but not bad.

He has been free trade and said the trade war was a bad idea in the last week.But now his boss disagrees.