If I was forced to not "invest" this money and do something "fun", I'd probably travel to see the northern lights, maybe alaska to go fishing, egypt, etc.

You'll still be there leveraging your asset in the wisest way possible long after this drama is ancient history.

@Roy N.Sometimes insulating ancient brick buildings is very impractical.

It's amazing how much of our legal system still uses that ancient language.

.- https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/Egypt-Bend...- https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/Riverbend-...The areas where the tool "looks" were pre-screened.

The owners usually slam crappy tenants in and then claim the property is stable after 1 year etc. with minimal repairs and the expensive stuff to replace is ancient.

Makes no sense to look at ancient days when trying to analyze a modern-day housing crisis. 

And with the exception of the ancient but functional furnace in the main house, I don't see much reason to put off repairs- so I wouldn't lose much to go ahead and do a full rehab all at once, and have a better property from the word go. 

I don't want to spend a day and a half writing out my exit strategy, but yes, I want out of ancient Yinzerburgh crapshacks and their typical denizens. 

As a young man trying to survive in America, the Army took me all across America, Haiti, Egypt, Kuwait, etc... these days I travel for leisure in and out of country.