For whatever reason (I suspect to cut cost and time because they were behind) they did not build a retaining wall like they did for the other five properties they built at this time.

Invest the rest.Now you've got income, a primary residence situation that's crazy advantageous, a piece of rental real estate you can cut your teeth on, minimal or no personal debt, and some active working equity investments. 

Agents may also have macro data on historical data, local median sale prices, absorption rate, etc to help with your analyses and projections.Networking/build a team: Attend local meetups, virtual meetups and stay active on forums like this.A lot of this will be done in front of a PC unfortunately but if you cut out the noise, you'll be able to maximize your time.Lastly, something that has helped me tremendously with respect to focus and improving efficiency is the pommodor technique. 

And you can start small, buy an old camper, cut a big window, spray paint it black and brown, add some wood trim and sell coffee outside events.

This has been discussed alot on here.Some people seem fine with no cable.I have nice vacation rentals and provide an easy way to watch live sports, news etc.I provide cable channels or you tube TV.In my listings I state up front that I provide cable channels because I'm not cheap that if other people won't provide this what else are they cutting corners on?

Actively marketing the property and handling tenant relationsCost Segregation: allows you to accelerate depreciation by breaking down the property into different components, such as personal property (appliances, carpeting, etc.) and land improvements (landscaping, parking lots, etc.), which can be depreciated over a shorter period typically 5, 7, or 15 years rather than 27.5.

Until Fed begins to cut rates I’ve found alternative lenders in some cases to be competitive with banks on construction debt when considering the totality of factors (rate, leverage, depository relationships and pre- payment penalties).

Have a clear cut buy box: i.e.

Yeah, it would be a deep cut in their asking price which is why I wanted some opinions.

Do you have any links on how long water softeners are expected to increase the lifespan of various components?