I want to do these things as long as I am physically in shape, I'll save the cruise ship trips for later.There are so many ways you can structure RE: eliminate what you don't like and forcus on the things that you enjoy.

Might as well go through the exercise of seeing what you could likely walk away with...and then what you could do with that money.If you can't hit a number that works, keep renting it...if you get the magic number sell it and move on.

I have a friend who is a single mom and is singlehandedly raising her child, without any physical support or custody from the child's father.

If you don't like it, don't do it...but don't actively wish or take delight in the fact that others MAY be failing or getting the due on sale clause exercised.

Did your realtor not physically go to the house and send you any videos or pictures of the place?

From the Fannie Mae guidelines:provide the following statement: We [I] agree to indemnify you and your successors in interest in the [mortgage] [deed of trust] opined hereto, to the full extent of all losses attributable to a breach of our [my] duty to exercise reasonable care and skill in the examination of the title and giving of this opinion.I think the threshold for proving a breach is pretty high. 

You can control the investor's ability to exercise the option... placing "not exercisable before" type language in the document.Options are advantageous over JV to avoid partner disagreements. 

Pay Near MeI dissuade in person payments by adding a fee to my leases if I need to physically collect rent and if they give me a check or money order I use mobile deposits to avoid a trip to the bank.

I physically tossed a colleague out of my office and I wound up in court over it. 

Some allow you to upload a picture of the progress without having an inspector step into your project, some require physical inspections.