No need to highlight that I never should have signed--I am aware and there is a HUGE back story as to why I did that is not significant to the question at hand.Due to frequent flooding, we were planning to have an overhead sewer line installed, as well as a sump pit for the basement plumbing, an ejector pit for the upstairs/exterior water that was leading to the flooding, and tying in the downspouts to the mainline at the front exterior of the house underground.The project, which was estimated to last about 15-20 days, took more like 10-11 full days.

Not only do you lose schedule, but hanging out in airports is not cheap unless your're going eat junk food/McDonalds while you wait. 

Not asking for answers, just food for thought: - what is my freedom number, meaning, how much do I need monthly / annually to leave my job and realize my dream of traveling? 

Has a list of people waiting to rent there and is getting $675 per unit. 2 years ago one of the tenants left the gas stove on with food cooking and it burned down the 3rd unit, due to insurance reasons he had to remove the building pad as well after demo.

My only problem is my children often offer me horrible food choices hoping for an early demise and access to the step up in basis.

I currently work full-time for an organic food manufacturer, but have some exposure to real estate in the past.

Just some food for thought.

Food for thought.Another option that I have investors employing now is a combination of separating cash and debt to create an environment of lowered risk but good return using the 1031 exchange to separate debt (risk) and cash (security). 

We obtained tap fee estimates for $45k for water and $45k for sewer)Inspection Period Deadline: Oct 8Closing Deadline: Oct 15Assignment Fee: $50,000Earnest Deposit: $11,000MSA: Fayetteville MSA (376k population; $111k median home price; 13% vacant housing; $1,100 3-bed apartment rents)Located less than 10 miles from two Walmart Supercenters, a Walmart Distribution Center, and is near McDonald’s (0.1 miles), Food Lion Grocery Store (0.1 miles), Gray’s Creek High School (4.9 miles), and Cape Fear Valley Medical Center (11.0 miles).

pid=1563Houston Real Estate Highlights in August(* asterisk denotes that the “Harvey effect” has been removed): Single-family home sales rose 7.6 percent year-over-year, with 5,844 units sold*;Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes declined slightly to 49 days;Total property sales jumped 36.8 percent, with 9,978 units sold;Total dollar volume increased 40.1 percent to $2.86 billion;The single-family home median price rose 3.0 percent to $236,870, reaching an August high;The single-family home average price also achieved an August record, rising 1.9 percent to $300,670;Single-family homes months of inventory was at a 4.1-months supply, down from 4.3 months last August and equal to the national level;Townhome/condominium sales rose 12.3 percent year-over-year, with 457 units sold in 2018 compared to 407 one year earlier*;Leases of single-family homes rose 7.6 percent with the average rent up 3.4 percent to $1,926*;Volume of townhome/condominium leases fell 8.6 percent with the average rent up 5.5 percent to $1,639*.