After 2 months going back and forth with them, they finally ended up paying 50% of the $9000 bill.

If you added in the cash you should have to protect against contingencies, the actual return goes down (or the risk sykrockets, your choice)- If the $300K properties cashflow, definitely a better bet. 

The fear of unknown and the bad potentials, but then sh_t happens and ya remember that we got a choice to lay down and be done in by it or roll-up the sleeves and get to work and be a solution maker. 

Fine - use what ever suits you.Mortgage acceleration is a choice, not a requirement.

After months of blood, sweat, and bargaining with contractors who seemed to vanish into thin air, I finally flipped it for $180,000.

Beautiful renovation and design choices!

Ed (owner) finally stated that it is because payments are processed the night/morning AFTER the date in which the tenant picks.

Hello 👋 I’m so happy to join this forum, heard a lot about it on BP podcasts, I’m new to real estate and would love to connect with you all, share valuable information and insights and also grow together. Let’s have fun 

Finally, depending on the use and if they were ever given any permission then there may be no claim.

All in all, like i said, out of the bulk of the deals that come accross your desk, you'll probably like a small percentage, and will further shorten the list as you finalize which deal it'll be.