I also don’t have a problem spending the money to fight for this.

I'm looking for someone is willing to spend time with me and maybe teach/talk/travel around the city some.

That could be achieved without spending an inordinate additional amount in cap ex; In fact all I have seen had these items in common1.

It’s a longer-term game, though, with higher upfront costs.I’d say spend some time researching your target area and connecting with local investors or meetups—they’re goldmines for market insights and networking.

You should only have to change when your current software has a flaw or lacking feature causing you to spend too much work on a work-around.

That being said due to the number of sharks out there I would only spend money that I can afford to lose. 

I would not take legal action on a $2k investment on my own if it was my investment as you will be spending a lot more than that to chase what could be a ghost.

If possible, you may want to learn in a place where you don't need to spend $750k on a fixer. 

@Joe Villeneuve around 300K of equity in the houseSell the house, take the equity, spend it or use it on your next house where you are moving to. 

This reminds me of the discussion around pricing things at $x.99 instead of $x+1.00.EXAMPLE: $4.99 instead of $5.00Everyone "knows" that the price in the example is basically $5.So, why do billion dollar companies, spending more on marketing departments than everyone's combined income on this thread, STILL use the $x.99 pricing format?