Great place to own buy and holds, as others have mentioned and as you have witnessed it's certainly street by street.

I think in 8 years I have only witnessed 1 successful (small repair). 

Quote from @Timothy W.: It never really was a good method. 

I'm happy that we were able to witness SC's growth, and mine at the same time.

As we have witnessed in the past, specifically the years of 2020-2022, when rates dropped, everyone jumps in to buy a house, which drives up competition, which in turn makes housing prices go WAY UP to the point that people OVERBID on properties.

Talk to whoever handled closing and find out if you can charge her with theft or something similar (can't think of the name-not fraud) as she has your money.at least you signed paper work in front of a notary, so have a witness and paper trail.

I'm at my wit's end and really can't afford to hire an attorney.

However, the seller was Spanish speaking and her realtor translated the whole thing about not being able to flush toilet paper so there were witnesses to her telling me that.

I've had to hire Real Estate brokers and Professional Engineers (PEs) as "expert witnesses" for defending various false claims.Regarding #3, the smaller your project, the less likely you'll see high impact study costs.

They are myriad reasons as to why people let this happen, and I've personally witnessed it transcend socioeconomic boundaries.