I don't know what positive things one could say about an unfixed cost that you have no control over.

At this point, don't make matters worse ... remember that you are in a position of weakness right now because you can't control the outcome of the court.

This was a neighborhood that had a sale about once a decade, and those homes were always bought first by the neighbors so they could control who the future buyer/neighbor was going to be, a very closed shop.

Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.Good LuckPaul

If you buy a home for 75k and then drop 25k into the fix and want to sell it fast for say 140k it's still possible but you have to be careful as you are placing your investment under the control of someone else's approval.

Because in my experience if they lack control of the deal or are unethical you won't get paid anyways.

Take for example a sandwich LO where you as the investor are essentially a T/B to the owner, yet in the contract with the owner you transfer control of the property, and the right to sublease.

Legally the Trustee will become the party who controls the asset and usually moves to work with the Mortgagee to satisfy the lien through disposition.

Remember you don't have to own a property to control it.Working in the medical profession you are sitting on all the $ you will need.Good LuckPaul

Having been spending time in New York our friends introduced to the Hipster Phenomena .driving over the Manhattan Bridge there was a giant line of traffic to get into Williamsburg.