Granted that you are building equity in the property with each principal payment, but you can't buy a cup of joe at Starbucks with "equity" unless you sell or borrow.The last couple of years of loan payments before you pay off the loan entirely are cash tight because of taxes.

What he did complete was great & I still can't believe the guy walked away, but not paying your off-the-book guys hurts.The contract was tight & every aspect of the job & draw ran through our attorney's para-legal & she's a bull dog (also an investor). 

It's easy to get desperate looking for a deal with a deadline in mind and we tend to risk forcing a deal that turns out bad.

Most human beings find a way to procrastinate whenever there's a deadline involved 

I went to a time management class to help manage time and deadlines to hopefully reduce stress for me and my staff. 

I would negotiate the interest rate to the point where you make at least 200 per month which is still a pretty tight margin.  

Tonight is tight, and rarely will my wife let me out after dark.

Realize there is no appreciation in Fayetteville, so buying tight deals on old houses is going to cut straight into cash flow. 

Verbally, the reps told me this would be totally ok.Now the deadline is nearing. 

Lack of gutters leaves the water sitting tight against your foundation.High water table.