In my case that would have been a 6 mil $$ difference today. 

For example, if the inflation rate is 5%, what costs $100 today will cost $155 in 10 years.

It's nothing in today's dollars.

I have taken dozens of flights for free using credit card points, but Dave isn't going to teach that technique to people who can't control their spending because there's too much risk that they won't have the same discipline I do.Dave teaches people to invest safely because he doesn't want people with no financial discipline taking his advice wrong and chasing get-rich-quick schemes.

It's because typically people say they want financial freedom but are looking for an easy button where they do minimal work and all this success happens in their life.

The other catch is the high interest rates today and doing a refi will be expensive.

Inspection report came through today. 

I’m curious—how are you all navigating the current lending environment for your real estate deals? Are you sticking to traditional banks, exploring private lenders, partnerships, or maybe something creative like selle...

Helps carrying costs while waitingg to sell and makes financials look better for investor buyers.

Unless you're financially prepared to deal with these issues and accept that 'once you know, you must always disclose' defects, I would move on to finding what is truly a good deal - as a good deal is only as good as its bones.