Also if you want to invest rent something less expensive than the upper limit of your comfort zone, live frugally, get rid of unnecessary luxury toys and save every penny you can.

I’d take another couple million and create a large charity organization of my choosing, probably military affiliated (Toys for Tots type).

Deanna McCormick Mark Sheppard John Underwood What about offering this guy $100 to haul off a truck load of his crap?

If it's long term, or a forever home, then the "discount" that they pay for the rate should be justified because it is supposed to be still significantly less than what they would otherwise pay in interest over the long haul with a higher interest rate.

Much easier to yes on the phone now.. thanks for hard work!!

My idea I am toying with is to invest in $2 million worth of turnkey rental properties, paying all cash.

Survey- $2kSoil Test- $1kExcavation/Fill/Haul- $6-7kSite Plan- $3-4kUtilities- $8kPermits- $10-12k

@Erik Hopperstad, I've toyed with the idea of Kwikset's Kevo bluetooth deadbolt where you can remotely send/activate/inactive bluetooth keys to the lock without wifi...but they're very expensive at about $250.

on a side note, the hazard is a window that he and his family broke which is on order from the window company and hasn't come in yet, all unsafe glass has been removed and it has been such a wet season that often we can't mow because it gums uo the mower aside from the fact that every time we go to mow we spend 20-30 minutes picking up his garbage and toys from the yard just to mow.Some guidance would be greatly appreciated for this newbie.

The current demolition site we are prepping for has provided us with some interesting opportunities to reduce the amount of garbage headed to the landfill.The house in question appears to have been built in 1952, however we now have reason to believe that maybe it was hauled in from another site and re-used in '52 as a house (judging by the hand dug style foundation it is sitting on this would make some sense).