My plan was to invest into the market in hopes of having a rental for my kids when they went there in 20 years, but have since pumped the brakes.

coming across as fair, not pushy and confidence.I don't mined going off topic if the timing is right, that sometimes good to "brake the ice".

@Andrew AngererCan you brake down the closing cost what is it consist of ?

Meh I dunno I just look at all of the apartment complexes in East Liberty that are ~50% vacant still, I would think more developers (or rather investors I guess) would be pumping their brakes on dumping more money into what amounts to more luxury rental units.The Esplanade looks neat but is years away - maybe Manchester will finally get the revamp people have been talking about for years because of it.A lot of these projects just seem like long term appreciation bets and I accept that many people live and die in that space... it's just beyond my wallet and risk profileNice list though, thanks for sharing!

How often do things actually brake in the middle of the night or on Christmas day or something like that.

@Laura N.if something creeps you out at any time before you hand over keys - put on the brakes. 

If the FED messes up and taps the brakes too soon, the economy will slow and it will hurt.

Burn the bridges, accelerator to the floor, brakes permanently cut.  

I am still trying to stay in the retirement mode and devote my time to the care of my wife but when I am out in the car it is a tough habit to break when I see something that might be a deal and I want to hit the brakes and check it out.

In fact if I did that, my brokerage would still expect their cut and would bill me for it.Also I would not ever complain to another agents broker unless two specific things happened....they would have to blatantly brake the law, and cause one of my clients to get screwed.