A drink or two later the egos came out and before I knew it a $100 bet was on the table that I couldn't build a house and move in within 18 months. 

I'm not arguing that the Cash Buyer doesn't deserve the lion's share of the deal, but I love being in a position to get much healthier Wholesale Fees for my  Wholesale partners.You can bet for the guy that just whacked up that $45K assignment with us this afternoon-it's going to be a good Christmas this year!!

Sold it for $38K after renting for a year and a half.From my understanfing, 1% is the bare minimum unless you're in So Cal or NY betting on appreciation. 

What are some of my options or is waiting it out rather than spend any more money on legal the best bet ? 

And I went just above your net worth goal.Given that you have a pretty good head start, I'd bet just about anything you can double your numbers and thats probably where you are going to end up when you're 45..... 

I bet you can find a handyman that could give you something to break free of the dreaded Lowes/HomeDepot style.

@Dusty Bowlingdid a great job with 13 flips in a year, but as he said, he has been doing this for 10 years, and I bet he already has systems in place, and relationships with Realtors, contractors, title companies, etc. 

Most bidders will make an educated bet based on the HELOC credit being fully used, default interest rate in place and advances for taxes and forced placed insurance likely, too.

2nd what Russell said - other factors (city/state, sports teams) probably has more influence than the election.

While I am sure it wasn't very funny to you at the time, I'd bet that a story about the yard of your rental being dug up in order to facilitate a mud wrestling showdown has to be a crowd favorite at parties.I am curious, though; did you make any attempt to recover the damages done to your property?