The other cause of inspections is through the Strategic Task Force which is sent out to "problem buildings" where there have been multiple instances of criminal activity.

I know it's an unpopular belief on this site, but I might keep some money in the deal and pay the lower mortgage balance off on a quicker term (I continue to go back and forth on the concept of leveraging the full 75% LTV and strategizing to paydown specific properties to eliminate their mortgages). 

ScenarioHouse 1= primary residence remaining mortgage around 270kHouse value =700000Monthly mortgage:2000House 2= investment propertySitting vacant from last 2 yrs.Buying price:450,000Remaining mortgage :330,000Month...

He's uber smart and strategic.  

When I was asked to pack up and start over with China and India (which had been a strategic failure so far) it did not take me long to make up my mind and quit.

The next part of the strategy could be to start accumulating wealth by buying rental properties and move forward from therethis way you have a strategic plan to get to a goal and you’re not just going crazy are buying properties and flipping and she is against it or doesn’t believe in you the last thing you want is a challenge between you and your wife

In your case if you use some strategic timing of your sales you could combine both of those sales into the purchase of a larger asset.   

Great job making the deal work, managing the cash flow to cover expenses, and strategizing your refinance.

If its vital to the deal then we may have to aim a bit lower for our first property.I agree that a yield play is my best bet, but I would plan to strategically update the property in order to force appreciation and increase value.

We strategically opted to use an open floorplan on the first floor due to the amount of structural that needed to removed.Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?