This can be very attractive as it's so much easier.When a trusted person in the public eye takes your money and "invests" it, you are counting on their reputation and belief that, because they are an educator, your money is safe.

Also, there are not many long time local landlords in the Midwest/South that post on BP (not counting turn key salesmen who own, actual real landlords not trying to sell or wholesale properties on BP, just here posting and giving advice).  

Impossible to answer that as costs can vary dramatically depending on price points, area, and items you do or don't select to have.In CA, I typically experience approx 1.25% of sales price for closing costs on exit (not counting agent commissions which are 5%).On purchase, it will also depend on what you negotiate the seller today for, if you intend to flip, you should always choose to purchase a title binder to save title costs on exit.

Does that count?

My social group these days pretty much consists of Harley Owners Group people who are all succesful in what they do and don't need to network for more business or brag or talk shop or do anything but follow our official motto which is "Ride and Have Fun".And while that's our official motto, every year we raise thousands of dollars for worthy causes or individuals in need or we help deliver hundreds of Christmas presents to local kids and that doesn't even count showing up at nursing homes to play bingo or eat ice cream or roar kids around the parking lot at the Ronald McDonald house or, well, the list goes on.What a true blessing it is to be able to give back.So personally, when some cube-dweller figures I've got some kind of easy racket going, or some contractor I hired with a hand-shake rips me off with the final bill because he thinks I print money, or some unemployed carpenter I hired to help him out breaks into my storage shed and steals my stuff because he knows 'all landlords are wealthy', well, I just can't worry about what the people who don't matter to me think.

Nobody counted on all the people economizing by moving back home or finding roomates and housemates, related or not.

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ANYONE THAT IS COUNTING ON FUTURE APPRECIATION is taking a HUGE GAMBLE!

I am literally going to be counting dollars not to LOSE with this offer whereas there is a substantial difference in profit on the other offer, not just a few dollars.Maybe reaching out to the buyer will be best but I definitely don't want them to pursue legal action against me.

Maybe we can shoot for a head count a week or so before the next meeting?