How did/do you balance young children, working full time, and still moving forward on the goal of good management and more properties?

Any tenant that is not paying full market rent is a bad tenant that is having a direct negative impact on your business. 

I want to make a move back with the sole objective of dedicating full time to expanding my real estate portfolio.Thanks in advance to all who share!

I work full time (mid six-figures) and my husband works but makes significantly less and will be at home with the baby for a while.  

After spending 15k and 1 month full time getting their projects ready to sell, I was fired (?!)

.* Most of all the executory contract statutes apply when there is a consumer tenant/buyer but not for commercial.The owner is probably better off doing a full wrap sale than LO.

I would get someone like ProTitleUSA to do a full (2 owner) search, just to be on the safe side.  

I work a full time job now but im looking to change that in the near future.

My current full gut rehab is running around $85 per sqft on a 105 year old home.

You did an installment sale in 2017 reporting no income so all gain was deferred to 2018 - that's better than a sharp stick in the eye.And now in 2018 you will pay the tax on the full gain - both profit and depreciation recapture.