@davido davido I was stationed in Oak Harbor Washington and I know for a fact if you had the land for an RV park you could make a huge profit. 

Now that oil futures are $50 a barrel into 2020 moving chips to another table might not be a bad idea today.  

Back taxes aren't a bad thing though for you, use it as a bargaining chip.

Clearlake Oaks.. and Kono Tayee...

You're chasing upside without concern for mitigating your downside.A single family home in an upscale and strong demand neighborhood like Beverly Hills is like a blue chip stock in your retirement portfolio.I understand that it does not appreciate as rapidly as a growth stock and I also understand it does not yield dividends equal to a more speculative growth investment, but, when the markets turn, which they always do, It's more likely to retain it's value and provide you a hedge against the risk of more speculative investments.I'm suggesting that by abandoning a solid and less risky investment in order to put all your eggs in a more speculative basket you're giving yourself a better chance of a larger income stream and perhaps better short term appreciation, but you are also risking all of your equity in a more speculative market by buying in less solid markets.To me a smarter, safer move would be to retain a solid blue chip asset that pays for itself and perhaps also pays for the additional equity you could borrow against the asset (new loan or credit line), and then re-invest that borrowed equity in more speculative investments if you wish to generate additional cashflow.If you've outspent yourself and need to generate cashflow quickly for another reason we haven't discussed here I understand that sometimes decisions must be made on a shorter time horizon.  

I spent 2 days cutting trees and underbrush that had tried to take over the lot and house and paid $300 and helped a crew chip up the brush.

Chipping off the old plaster, which is adhered directly to the brick, is tedious.

As mentioned, Manhattan and SF are prime, blue chip markets.

Please be advised, that I welcome any and all guidance as this is my first property , thank you in advance Ok, so I decided to take more action after procrastinating , so I found a duplex in oak park mi, deal almost meet the 2% rule so I looked closer , As of right now the deal is tied up at 85k which I though was fair , but it's contingent on the appraisal and inspection .

I don't hide that I'm an investor and sometimes they ask if I have other projects and I typically do but I don't attempt to use them as a bargaining chip.