Thus no divorce :)They both held teaching jobs during that time, so they weren't in full hermitage.  

The only thing I am hesitant about is that across the street, there is a property with a weird construction: a garage with a huge (metal) roof, which could be visually disturbing for some people.

The second closing docs are executed and held in "escrow" by the title company, subject to instructions from the transactional funder. 

If a pool was a deal breaker you would need to get a non-refundable deposit that you held from the buyer for the cost of the pool you would be putting in and make sure that it would not keep you from selling your property to someone else.

At first she was puzzled then went on to tell me that she showed them the comps and that the property was worth well over $115,000 so they were not overpaying and that this house met all their “have to haves” and some of their “want to haves” in a home.

Those that have done so via 1031 have doubly regretted it ... not only did they not get the long term profit out of state they were expecting, but they also missed out on huge profits they would've captured if they'd of just held their CA property.

With margins tightening like that, thorough analysis of any prospective “deal” has become a lot more crucial than it seemed to be when the 1% rule still held in Stockton.While rents for listed rental properties are pretty easy to guesstimate, my biggest challenge in analyzing new opportunities has always been estimating repair and rehab costs.

Any fees etc should be paid to a title company and held in escrow until closing.

@Justin YoungExist strategies with turnkeys are the same as any other rental property, it really doesn't matter how you bought it in the first place.The situation that you described (buying at market, no appreciation) can happen with any deal, but purchasing a turnkey makes it much more likely since you WILL be buying at market.Here is a great writeup on the general exist strategies you have available:https://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investin...And here are some more "unconventional" things:https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/02/2...I would say that if you've held on to the property for a long time, it's likely that due to mortgage pay-down you will not have to sell at a loss, especially considering all of the cash flow you collected over the years.

For me, it's not about quantity and number of deals, but about quality and getting my few properties to cash flow for my retirement.So my question: Have you ever regretting selling a property and wished you held on to it?