If you need the money or are mentally tied up on the equity not earning enough take out a home equity loan or refinance it.

-It's my job to get the repairs done as quickly as possible so I can close the deal -Have the buyer get involved in the repairs and upgrades because it's their house so that they can take mental and emotional ownership the more they are emotionally involved in making it "their home" the more copperative they'll be if any problems arise.

Thinking too small/scared scarcity mentality will be used to justify staying.

In talking to her, it didn't sound like she had the mental capacity to deal with a house though, hence it was boarded up.Fast forward to six months ago, when the owner converts the house into an assisted living rental for the mentally disabled.

I'm of retirement age having spent 30 years in the field of child and family, and adult mental health, in various capacities, and about a decade in the timber industry as a helicopter logger, timber cruiser, fire fighter, etc.

We are ready mentally but are we financially ready?

I just recently moved back to sunny San Diego and after reading a TON of books and trying to educate myself in real estate I took a mental plunge and I am ready to get started in this business.

However, we know this is not sustainable, as he will not seek help for the root cause, which we believe is mental illness.

Morale/justice at the expense of your valuable time and mental peace of mind? 

My problem was that I was not prepared mentally, team wise, or time wise, to do what needed to be done to turn around a place like Newburgh.