@Daniel RiveraIf your investment value (appreciation) cannot keep up with inflation (3%) then the cash flow (cash is king or cash on cash only mentality) is not true, it is far less.

@Cameron Riley "A crazy tenant" is most often a psychologically battered human being under immense mental stress.

@Bruce Lynn wow that is interesting. i think i should try the family reunion/dinner. thanks@Neil Aggarwal the two grandsons are splitting 10k if this goes through. i dont think they really care wouldn't mind if the city just takes the house. one of them is very unwell health wise and has had 2 strokes behind trying to sell this house, so i think they just let it go mentally already. 

The general American sentiment towards home ownership be drastically altering its makeup, with a majority of survey respondents saying that they plan to rent and stay in the same place they are living in currently, with no impetus to move, as well as not financially or mentally planning for home ownership any time in the near future.Key Takeaways: Renters believe increases in rent will be manageable and are not deterred by them.

money is important but so is mental health.if something would require a lot of effort and a headache I would get rid of it.life is too short.let is be someone else's headache.

I travel a little bit speaking at different financial and real estate events and always meet with other Turnkey company owners to share.When you have an abundance mentality, you can build anything without fear of others.  

That's a narrow-minded mentality.

Be mentally capable to trust the decisions made by others on your behalf.4.

I guess it would depend on whether one has an abundance mentality or not, but I'm really just asking what common practice is and if I should think twice before asking an investor to put me in touch with some good brokers with nothing to offer in return.

If you sell, you have to upgrade the house, you lose rents, you have capital gains, depreciation recapture, real estat agent fees, you no longer have that asset in a time of inflation (your assets go up in value, cash loses value) it takes time and mental energy to sell.