Investments need to fit your criteria which will help take the emotion out of the equation.A 205k house in my area would be lower end C class and i need to make at least 25% a year on my out of pocket(IRR)You paid overall 330$ a foot What is market per foot?

Keep in mind costs with these are not linear and your first 400 square feet are the most expensive!

Put a new footings and block, sill plate and set her back down.

I recommend never do a spec house in an area that is selling for less than $220 per square foot.

Most of the trim (baseboards, window boxes, door casings) had been scratched and chewed by the dogs and was ruined.Being long-term tenants (~9yrs) the finish flooring would need to be replaced anyway, but the amount of damage to the subfloor - particularly on the ground level necessitated removal of the entire subfloor.The bathroom vanity was in rough shape and there was a mysteriously missing square of drywall from behind the toilet (earlier pictures from when we purchased the property showed no hole behind the toilet).The carpet on the stairs and in the closet under the stairs was originally a light green in colour (with traces of red).  

This project also needed the crawls space to be completely redone; new drain tile and sump pump system, foundation repair, encapsulation, rim joists and floor joist, 14 new supports with cement footings, plus the duct work, electrical, plumbing, and main drain lines... easily about $25k to contract out... my cost was about $2,200.Sometimes I say, " I save more money than I make".  

You may have heard that the homestead steel mill was leveled and replaced with a fairly new 1.4 million square foot shopping district--a great amenity. 

This little two square mile village just does not get much traction.  

Sorry to be so blunt, but every letter I have to type, matters to me and I don't really care about being some *****foot trying not to hurt someone's little feelings, I just don't have time for that crap.

It may be worth getting the mortgage and everything squared away before making any career/company changes.