@Judson HeessI think she did overreact/overshare a little bit with a giant wall of text. 

@Andrew Steffens - See above@John Underwood - see above@Jay Thomas - yes... agree and have thought of future appreciation although the house is so big (5,000 ft2)that it will take me so many repairs bit by bit that I feel like it will get to be time to start Renovating back at the begin again by the time I get to the 'end' of the renovation. haha creative financing is indeed the only option at that point - but then leverage becomes a larger stress point than being mortgage free-ish and just cash flowing 'passively'. also to note is that my town just approved a giant tax bill increase and I already pay 12k a year *insert eye roll emoji* 

The guys we hire don't have fancy websites (or at all) or drive new trucks with giant logos on it. 

However, by the time we wrapped up the rehab it was practically the holiday season which is typically the "slow" period in Metro Detroit for both sales transactions and renting properties.

But if you have a working W2 spouse and a non-working spouse materially participating, your tax savings are going to come in the form of a giant tax refund. 

This city has experienced significant growth in recent years, fueled in part by the presence of tech giants like Intel, Meta, Amazon, and Google who have invested billions of dollars in the area.

We started tear down in Nov and framing started 7th of Dec. it took way longer than expected since I’m a GC and used my own guys, I put a nail in my hand and other guy had a baby plus holiday time it was way off….. **** happens I guess.

I’ve had other random issues come up on holidays or weekends late at night with guests.

I focus on Columbus, Ohio, which has seen significant growth, especially with tech giants like Intel, Meta, Amazon, and Google setting up operations, driving up property prices and job opportunities.

Are they about to be put out of business by a new giant competitor?