Quote from @Jared Khan: Hi BP - long story short, my cash is tied up in illiquid assets at the moment.

Are you thinking government spending is going to actually get cut and inflation was just a flash in the pan? 

If you have a portfolio/properties take a pay cut but REI will not be the shiny ticket out. 

so your close to getting about $7 dollars a day profit by tieing up 400k as an absentee landlord?

We could also tie our security cameras into the police system as part of a local program here in Chicago.We also paid "house sitters" to keep the squatters out!!

The way to get the payments the lowest is always tied to amount financed, and cost of borrowing.

The main issue with rental basement is water if it has water issue usually it is a simple fix .Clean gutters ,discharge gutter  water away 10" away from foundation, make sure you foundation soil is slopped away from it .If you need to buy soil get a clay mix .Cut back any tree too close to the foundation look at the drip line that's how far the limbs are out from the tree .If all that is done still has water buy a sump pump  carry the water to day light away from foundation 10" to 15" .

If the cabinets are touching the floor, I'd say put the cabinets in first and this way you know exactly where you need cut the flooring to ensure a 1/4inch gap between the lvp and the foot of the cabinet. 

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.

We still see one another, but it's not the close family ties that once existed.