Sell, pocket $200k in equity, appreciation since they bought it, bank 25% for a new deposit in a year once they repair credit, buy two new second hand cars because they need them, pay off credit card debt, put a little extra to the side for increased rent payments for next 12 months, and reorganize to buy in 12-18 months... now they see the light, a chance to move forward, to not stress, and they're lucky the market increased so much... but if they struggle to keep it, struggle to make payments, then 10 months realize they need to sell, would they have as much equity, maybe, maybe not..  

People not on BP, poor people with low tech or low qualification jobs, it will be a very bad time from both inflation above and job/benefits/school stresses from illegal immigrants from below. 

Quote from @Henry T.: In a heartbeat.

So they could crush it and complete a project on time and on budget but because someone else screwed up they do t get paid?

A good agent will more than pay for themselves in profit, time and stress. 

Quote from @Thomas T.: Quote from @Lake Lutes: Quote from @Thomas T.: Quote from @Lake Lutes: Hey Thomas - I am an agent and investor in Fort Walton Beach, Fl. 

I can get them but not as easy as I used to and I have one of the larges=t networks in Cleveland, Good luck 

Their good intentions cost them a lot of time, money, energy, and stress.

I had a retail deal and bank had an appraisal of $10,420,000, looking at P&L from 6 months earlier on the subject the NOI was $300k, looking at rent roll of a month in August the income was $105k with 35% vacancy, asked the asset manager how did the come up with $10,420,000 and he said based on that month rent whats renting in the market not considering this is a stressed property and wanting around 80% off that amount which did not even make sense what so ever.

We also have healthy IRA's and will both qualify for social security in the future.After being a landlord for nearly 25 years,  I'm thinking about selling it all and moving the money into immediate income annuites or some other fix income vehicle so we can travel and live a less stressful lifestyle.There doesn't seem to be an easy way to avoid capital gains and I realize many of these fixed income investments don't hedge against inflation.