I offered I can get someone else but refused that I get someone and Insisted he does it so I let him. 

Am i alone here, insisting that static piles of concrete and wood should not be a better investment than a large collection of companies that produce real goods and employ people! 

What should have happened is that you and he both should have insisted on a written agreement.

stay away from anyone insisting on cash.  

I hope I don't see you all over these forums one day insisting you did it all by yourself and telling people who aren't as fortunate as you were that it's all about pulling yourself up by your own bootstraps no matter what your personal circumstances.

In addition to that, I am getting the tenant's address history from their credit report to see if there is any inconsistency; I will also contact any additional landlord found this way.Now, I don't just take the contact information that the tenant applicant has given, because the professional tenant will give contact for a friend who will serve as a "favorable reference " - I insist on getting the real information for the real landlord.

It never occurred to me to ask the seller to pay for a repair after I owned the house.I'm an agent, and I insist that my buyers get a home inspection when they make a purchase - or sign a document stating they chose not to against my advice.

We had $50K for our second triplex, but she insisted on putting $50K into it, $100K down on a $180K property.

In 2006 I was living in LA and the real estate prices were going up fast and the mortgage rates were low and everyone around me insisted it would continue because the job market and the CA economy was strong and the weather was great. 

First, Fannie Mae would not allow me to get title insurance through the closing company they insisted on using with the result being my having to pay for 2015 property taxes that are due this coming November 11th.