House hacking could possibly at least cut that painful expense so not saying you shouldn't do but really watch your numbers.

I think if the house is paid off and you have a decent interest rate then you should keep it!

But, unless narrowly targeted, prohibitively expensive.

My mom lives in a nice house that she has paid off.

I co-owned a franchise for 15 years, we paid over $1.3 million in rent.

"To sum it up, your software is not nearly refined enough to be a paid service.

As I've come to terms with this I have taken the last five months to regroup and really think about the future which brings me to my post and what I'd like to get the communities opinion on.I successfully negotiated and acquired one of my duplexes in 2017 that I nearly have paid off (note balance is $54k, property value $230k).

At every single point in history, people think that the market as it is then, is so hard, and so expensive to get into.

Quote from @Shawn Questa: Hi all,I am curious what some of the Pros would do to Help a Seller in this situation while making a Deal happen.I found a 200+ day old MLS Listing where the Agent said the Seller is in Financial Ruin, hasn't Paid the Mortgage in a year, owes about 180k on an approx. 210k House and multiple Buyers have backed out.I don't know how someone could not Pay their Note in a year and not at least be in Pre-foreclosure. 

On your tax return you would report the proceeds, subtract costs and proceeds paid to seller, then the remaining profit would be your flat fee.