So, you go over budget FAST.So, your Scope of Work (SOW) MUST be very specific as Mr Perez learned when contractor didn't put in new outlets.To "perfect" your SOW, suggest you walk the property with 3 contractors and ask them what needs to be done.

Any suggestions I appreciate in advance.Worst case, I'll just create something for him and walk him through things as he goes, but I'm thinking, why not document it for us both (no plans to publish or anything though)!

Some properties are about 5/10 min walk to Reed so this would be perfect.

Lol  Just cancel it then and walk away :)  take the write off at the end of the year.

At the same time though, if you are the one who walked into the store and tried on the clothes and asked the sales clerk how it looks, then your asking to be influenced. if you spend time on a real estate investing website where people are in the business of investing in real estate and you ask if you should invest, you will likely get a lot of responses that say you should invest in real estate and let me help you for a fee.

And we've got a mall that hd a huge Macy's or maybe it was saks 5th ave I can't remember, regardless they through a huge volleyball facility in the space and that has really been driving the mall, its actually really cool, they left a huge window into the rest of the mall so people can see in walking buy...very well thought out.

Selling might make sense if you'd rather free up equity for a down payment or other investments, but that 2.25% rate is hard to walk away from.

. ($300,000 * 0.70 = $210,000 – $50,000 = $160,000).Walk the Property: Check for structural issues, roof condition, foundation, HVAC, and plumbing.

Run, don't walk away!

IE you walk into a branch and its rare there is any customers in it..