Katee - In my post I was open about the fact that I decided to walk away before your company made the few minor repairs you agreed to making when entering into the contract.

If you're open to sharing, I'd love to know who's building for you and anything else you feel like sharing.

Just be mindful that you can't 1031 a personal residence but it might be eligible for capital gain exclusion from section 121.

Paying off the mortgage can provide peace of mind and simplify retirement, while keeping the debt allows you to leverage your funds for higher returns through investments.

Yes, they can dispute the charge and then the CC company will have to open a dispute that you will have to answer to attempt to get your money. 

Well, who in the right mind would type "we buy houses in city state" when they want to SELL a house?!

But I would remain open to long-term rental as an option as this seems like a more stable option in terms of income, again this may be my inexperience talking.However, I have always  been somewhat risk averse and investing in real estate is always a big venture, in my opinion/experience, in terms of capital.

Interested in a meet up with like minded investors on Long Island.  

When you allow users to delete their own posts, you disrupt the flow of conversations.This is an OPEN forum, not just a closed network like Facebook.  

Lets keep in mind there is HUGE money in Training far more than owning 200 row houses in Philly etc.