All of the homes beside of this home is valued at $300,000 to $450,000.Here's the deal: Someone got mad and hit most of the walls with a hammer, broke a few windows and messed up the septic drain-field lines, by letting someone back over the yard with a huge truck or maybe tractor, who knows?

Winning the game means picking the investment alternative that pays the most in total.  

Hi: Like you, I'm not in favor of cash-for-keys but sometimes it makes sense if the alternative will cost you more.

I did not realize she was taking cash to the actual PFCU account until she was unable to deposit cash at USAA (since she's not a member).I offered to discuss alternate forms of payment, including wire transfer, etc (I'm 600 miles away so I can't ask her to come by my home with cash).

Are there alternatives?  

There are many good investments, including alternative investments like consumer loan crowdfunding (which has been returning me 7-9%).

Warning many relationships have been destroyed or seriously strained by business partnerships so I would exhaust other alternative, bank or seller financing ect. firstGood luck

Just to spitball a possible alternative.

Electric resistance heat is more expensive than other alternatives.

US housing market improves as Chinese investors look for alternative safe havens.My personal thoughts is that the net effect will be close to nil.