You can hear real-world examples of how others have built their investment portfolio and (hopefully) learn to avoid their mistakes.4.

I appreciate the input from everyone, other than a mortgage we don’t carry debt, I’ve already reduced,  but not eliminated, 401K contributions to manage the increased HELOC payment.

LLC debt shouldn't show up on your personal credit (HOWEVER - sometimes servicers do make a mistake and have it show up there)

You can hear real-world examples of how others have built their investment portfolio and (hopefully) learn to avoid their mistakes.4.

Hey mate,Sorry to hear this and I feel for you.Been there many times before.I would always cut my losses as quickly as possible and swallow the frog.Move on more experienced and smarter and don't repeat the same mistakes on the next one.The loser deals teach us more than the winners do.If you stay "in it" longer, you will get dragged down by the negativity of the situation along with the toxicity of the folks you are working with now.Your time and mind is better spent focused on finding another deal/opportunity and growing because this is all "positive momentum" thinking.Not trying to sound philosophical here but just something I've learned over the last 13 years of my investment career and flipping thousands of deals.Wishing you well and a quick recovery 🙏

After that, you just need to take the plunge and buy a property, make mistakes/learn along the way, wash/rinse/repeat.

That is your 1st mistake.  

You made the mistake of not being clear with her from the beginning.

But part of the renovation process is eliminating those headaches from the house itself now, so they don't cause problems later.

You’re going to make a mistake that costs more than 8% of rent.