Paying him/them and being able to move on will make your live easier and less stressful and allow you to move forward. 

Hi TravisDon't stress out, just get a qualified definitive answer.  

I suppose I liked hitting the “pay my loan” button on my banking app and the feeling of controlling the money flows in and out of the account.

That definitely is true, but I think it makes more sense (and is a little less stressful) to have an idea of where you will be getting the money beforehand.

I stressed my scenario by using +5% for best case and down 15 or 20% for worst case, which may be a bit draconian but looking at protecting equity.

I’m keeping my eyes open and am not letting the prices of yesterday get in the way of my motivation as a buyer.Sources:https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SPCS20RSAhttps://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/POXRSAhttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/watch-live-jerome-powell-likely-to-stress-federal-governments-ability-to-aid-economyhttps://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/pdf/newresconst.pdfhttps://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/commodities/lbshttps://www.pdxmonthly.com/home-and-real-estate/portland-neighborhoods-by-the-numbers-2020-the-cityhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/weekly-jobless-claims-coronavirus-12-10-2020-11607552060?

My first instinct is to first handle the common areas as it’s the first thing people see and then slowly get through about 6-7 units with upgrades and get higher paying tenants to create more profit and less stress with my monthly mortgage.

Personally, I'm not inclined to purchase older than thr 90s but tons of people successfully buy much older homes.

Spending late nights and lots of hours at the house was draining and sometimes stressful.

., 45 days to identify), which created a lot of stress. 5.