Coming on here to hopefully make connections, or learn from those who have been or are in the same position I currently am in.

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We did give 50k deposit up front which he says he will use towards finishing up.

I'm looking more for an overarching portfolio spreadsheet to track asset performance over the lifetime of holding the asset.If you have the property manager paying the mortgages, taxes, insurances, doing all the accounting, etc why not just ask them to generate whatever report you want?

He asked me to fix it up and sell it, and then he'd let me keep the profit.

Thanks for the insights @Henry Clark the not so hyped or fundamental benefits are always worth coming back to in my book. 

We have the highest Realtor count per capita is the U.S.

The repair was extensive and costly, requiring excavation (about 3x6 feet) to replace the broken section and clean up the mess.

@Kenny Smith the data I saw yesterday from Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation says that the front range is losing a few folks and the Western Slope is gaining a few more that your above number so while Colorado is gaining, the front range is losing and the Western Slope is gaining more.

Either one of these people - the buyer, or the seller, can screw you, intentionally or unintentionally in years to come.