@Daniel Cejas I suggest selling it and then use your larger nest egg to buy in a better neighborhood.

You have energy, age and ambition on your side, and some nest egg to get you going, however, three rentals is a bit on the skinny side, unless they REALLY cash flow.First thing you need to do is to supply yourself with enough to pay the daily bills.

In 12 months, you'll have an extra 15k to go with your current 15k for a 30k nest egg.

At any point in time you could divert some of that reduced home payment to savings and build a nest egg, savings account, or just have as a backup stream of income.  

Think I'd focus on 2 things:1) Getting my nest egg together or some investor contacts2) Learn about construction (if you don't know) by working for a GC.  

Ideally he wants to keep the property to maintain his retirement nest egg since he understands the actual value fixed up and appreciation potential moving forward.

Cracks in flue liner; bird's nest in chimney or vent; something similar.3.

Your parents want an empty nest.

May our health care workers get a long needed rest, may sticks cost less to put in our nest.

There are open holes where windows should be, and lots of birds have nested inside.