@Samuel Gebretnsae You have two choices. 1) Walk away and leave your money on the table. 2) Go ahead with the deal and take a leap of faith that the repair was done correctly.

It might also be unavoidable to live in a high cost of living area due to my career choices. 

PG's are worthless those that have PGs that are worth anything dont need gap funding they have the cash.this is a play for folks you know well .. not for internet facebook BP etc.. people that do this do it because they know you like you trust you and think your a good operator.Public has to many other choices that are much safer bet.. its not always about ROI with those with money..

If it is to manage property then hire more people, otherwise focus on what you're good at and hire a company.2) Hardin Realty & Property Management is a good choice because of our experience and specialty working with investors and maximizing ROI.

couple of bullet points to bring up:* she's on M2M* I told her on 12/7 of the new rent which would apply to a new Jan. 1 effective lease, this is when I got the "I'm moving out" message* Sent her the move-out letter on 12/11, with options for her to either be moved out by 12/31 (she's fully paid up for month of December) or by 1/11 (30 days from date of notice) and pay a pro-rated rent based on her CURRENT rent amount. her choice, either is fine with me.With all that said, I'd love to do as you mentioned and post a notice on her door. 

But I agree with you that staying in the US for investment is probably the best choice. 

With that said, a lot of people take the cost-benefit, but no one can argue it's a smart choice, just a frugal one.

The time for them to negotiate the price was when they got the appraisal done-they didn't, so too bad.Two choices-take the $5K and relist with a new realtor or negotiate with them for the $24K they are short. 

You do not own the building, so no choice but to have the inspection. 

Your investment properties are in jeopardy.People constantly create these fear-mongering hypotheticals: "What if you fall asleep at the wheel of a bulldozer and run over a family of sixteen watching Home Alone 3 in their den?"