Brett Sorenson I would say that you are really stretching the definition of investment.

We are not rich by any stretch of the imagination.  

More important than the mortgage though, would be for you to do an assessment of your financial situation and make sure you aren't stretching yourself thin, and could make the payment if something like that were to happen.

So if I felt the need all three could be resold for an immediate profit if I felt I was stretched to thin.

Marie Poe This conversation really stretches over a couple of different threads and your point is correct.

Or can another buyer come in while I am in this last stretch of negotiation, and just nab it at a higher price?

As you feel your dreams stretch beyond reach - DON'T LAY DOWN AND DIE!

She had to move from CA to TN to stabilize the operation - cleaning people that didn't show up, contractors stretched thin, etc.

It is indeed a very beautiful stretch of ocean.  

Or is that a stretch # for you?