I never even thought of that.

That brought the monthly mortgage to within range of over $200/month cash flow.

So you are literally losing one month’s interest. 

We removed a few walls and made it an open concept home.

Create a simple spreadsheet or written list to compare the features of each and identify the ones that align with your requirements.

I am going with my gut feeling on this one and walking away from the deal.

I rented a 4-bed house in Royal Oak, then got 3 roommates that I charged each 30% of the rent, so they covered most of my  rent.You can do the same if you buy a house:1) More rooms the better, if renting to fellow college students.2) Can YOU live in the basement?

The combined transactional costs alone between the purchase and sale are going to be north of 10% of the transaction value.

The fed is likely to cut a number of times next year, and possibly the year after as well.

Birds of a feather flock together!