Better off finding ways to cut expenses, pick up some overtime, etc to save faster. 

Seems like paying the mortgage insurance might be better and use the cash flow to pay down mortgage faster to get back to 80% LTV?

Allowing them to dictate the terms in which they would sell, and not pushing it faster than it needed to be.

Allowing them to dictate the terms in which they would sell, and not pushing it faster than it needed to be.

I even have a great PM but I end up doing almost all of my own work because I do a better, quicker job for a lot less money and am able to fill units faster just banging it out myself.

We also have first right of refusal if he decides to sell the property, but for me, it was more important to prove this concept, and develop a relationship that has the potential to fuel a lot more deals down the road than to just secure this one property.

I know you dont need a license to sell your own home plus there seems to be plenty of other free ways to find comps and ARV's.Would it be better and cheaper to not get a license and get an agent who works on a lower set %, and can handle the paperwork and get a faster sell?

If you were trying to build reserves faster in order to drop the home warranty or reduce the likelihood of having to use a credit card for emergencies then you might be stashing away every bit of cash flow for close to a year. 

The house has a monitor heating system (not very common, even where I am in NH) with a kerosene fuel source.

Don't forget about server farms, warehouses, mixed use, office, retail, towers, parking lots, fuel stations, car washes, repair shops, etc.