Robert,You seem to be having doubts about the way you have decided to make money in Real Estate.

@Zach SchwarzmillerYou can get a cement mix (premix or dry) specifically for patching holes in slabs and walls.  

I will still be driving the neighborhood tomorrow as well as several others, but from the information everyone has shared here, I highly doubt I will move forward in this neighborhood at this point in time.Thank you all for helping me out!

There used to be an inch it two porch (cement just raised) it now has a gradual slope like a small ramp.

Based on the points that you stated regarding family and relocating later, I would say FL without a doubt. 

I doubt anyone even knows what they are here or has ever heard of them.. newbies buying rentals in the mid west soon learn though   and yes it happens in most all price points... although with my A class in the best parts of Jackson MS  IE Madison and RAnkin county I have never caged one and one has never gotten stolen.. on my C and B class in Jackson ( I had over 200 of those babies) they were stolen with great frequency whether they were caged or not..

You should consult an attorney or title agent if you have questions or doubts about the conveyance of your deed.Hope that helps!

She won't show me the house to decide if it's worth anything, but I highly doubt it's near tear down (although gutting is a possibility).

Now if your title is not exempt under the law from the due on sale clause the lender will need to restart the foreclosure with the due on sale violation as the basis of the foreclosure but I doubt that will happen.

So if you made $100k this year, and put in $5500 into your Roth IRA, the IRS will still tax you on the full $100k you made.I put "promise" in quotation marks because I have serious doubt that the Congress of 30 years from now will keep the promises made last decade.