(He gets 4.5% instead of 2% with this deal.)What terms might you offer to sweeten the pot for another buyer without putting me in such a compromised situation? 

the social safety net is well established and many investors on this site profit from it..

How much you net is going to depend on how much you put down (and the quality of the rental). 

And the noise on the CA evacuation to Miami is stirring the pot as well. 

The one sponsor that I did walk away from is Aaron Meriman of LMDG (.net) I didn't actually lose any money on this investment, in fact, it generated a small return.

I would look at things like REITs, etc. it is my experience that even triple net is fairly large amounts of money compared to what you seem to have available now. 

Tried having the big box store install carpet. 2,000 square foot house with some extensive linoleum and they measured the house as needing 3600 sq ft of carpet.The weirdest feature I see used extensively in upper level homes is the pot filler faucet over the stove.What?

I'm working on a story about marijuana grow houses and the foreclosure problem.Has anyone here rented out one of their properties to a pot-growing operation (inadvertently or otherwise.)

Loop Net... is that something i should keep an eye on?

Dumpsters , spot a pot etc.