I don't even understand how this was even legally done, clearly the attorney dropped the ball but I was out the money. 5) I had another HOA property issue where the sale date didn't happen for about 6 months until after the judgement as it was prolonged for various reasons and I was stuck paying the back HOA fees.6) Vacant properties can be trashed more then you can imagine.

Although well intended, this just prolongs the whole process for no good reason.

Paying off a property, if you get that far, and I hope you do, allows for many future options including taking a portion off to buy more property and somewhat acting as the bank yourself, or you can simply enjoy the extra cash flow in the meantime that comes in while the market is hot and positioned for a massive meltdown which is kind of looking like might happen with the prolonged economic shut down.

The city govt itself has gone through a prolonged period of corruption and financial distress.

. $100 net on a large deal may not be enough to cover a large unexpected expense, or a prolonged vacancy.