If we allow them to stay there, is there anything extra you would do?

They shouldn’t need anything extra.

So, I feel as though I am speaking from experience, that paying a little extra and going with a stellar sales team was more than worth it than trying to sell it ourselves out of area.

Very nice market, but pricey and again like you are finding the numbers just don't make sense because sale prices are inflated cause you have paper heavy investors who are thinking way long term and any short term extra costs are irrelevant to them. 

Otherwise, you won't have the extra funds necessary to cover the rising costs of goods and services in the future.What causes rents (and prices) to increase?

Document these sales to support your valuation, or get a professional appraisal for extra assurance.

She told me that if she had been with an online-only bank, that extra level of help might not have been available when she really needed it.Anyway, I’d love to hear how you decide to move forward.

Well now year 1 has an extra deduction of $800 ($2,000 total) causing tax to go down that year.

If he’s averaging 10k of extra available cash every month that’s only saving about $1k annually vs throwing that at conventional inefficiently at end of month.

@Patrick Goswitz My sub contractors mark up the materials they purchase anywhere from 50-200% and charge me the extra.