.), ask tons of questions, and figure out how to hang out with people who are doing what you want to do (add value, work for free, do anything to get that experience.What area of Chicago are you looking to invest in?

I'm saying I enjoy hanging out and chatting, but I don't want to pay to do that.

A little late responding to this however, didn't want you all hanging for too long. 

I'd encourage anyone to buy in West Sac and hang on forever. 

If you don't mind hanging onto them, cash out refi.

The best thing he could do would be to hang onto it until he is dead and let the trust work its magic.

Cleaning, restocking, rebuying broken furniture, hanging up new art, meeting with a general contractor, etc. your kids will be expecting the beach, and yet you will be hanging up wall art. 

The only way to get past the paralysis is to pull the trigger.That being said, we went down the same journey and decided our hang-up was the debt- we couldn't fathom the property "just paying the bills". 

Bottom line - It's up to the appraiser to decide which valuation approach to hang his hat on, regardless of the GSE guidelines.

Stop hanging out with your deadbeat buddies that spend all day drinking, talking sports, and otherwise wasting away.