@Matthew Paul I feel your pain.

@Brandon Ingegneri my guess is that, as painful as this may be right now, it is most likely just the story of the moment and will soon be forgotten when the next funny cat video gets posted.The only exception to this that I can think of is if your company name shows up in Google search results you do not want that being on the first page in two or three months from now, so if you find that is the case you might consider hiring a company that specializes in fixing that kind of thing.I think that if you go that route you might Google something like "online reputation management".

I know that I can put the money to work if I refinanced it but it pains me to give up that rate.

Believe the only pain is that it is on a Tues/Wed schedule, in the past I think they offered it on the weekends.

I would also definitely sue for medical bills, any lost wages, and put pain and suffering on the table for negotiation. 

As a landlord, my biggest pain point was always at lease up, since I had to deal with lots of calls, screen tenants, show the house, etc.

If that happens, it will probably stimulate the economy.What I mean is it gives people a choice to re-invest or to buy a Luxury Yacht, or a new Mercedes AMG.On the political side they are probably doing it to increase the tax draw so they can have more money and control who gets it when it is distributed vs stimulating the economy.In reality the 1031 is a pain due to the rules, but it does allow faster accumulation of wealth than if you paid taxes on it.In many areas the basic necessity of food is sales tax free, they should make all income from the basic necessity of housing (real estate) tax free--like tips used to be.

Repeat..YOU CAN NOT DO IT ALONE (at least not the best way to do it).I am slowly and painfully realizing this the hard way.So I will share with you my plan which I think is a good plan for anyone in my position.

It is very stressful, so I feel your pain, but you have options.

So much pain can be avoided with an little prevention and preparation.