Paying down a loan is safer, but also generates lower returns thus slowing down your overall growth potential. 

Total =$1000Labor = I'm slow, so this would take me 8-10 hours to complete by myself, lets call it 12 with logistics.This is when I want to see a cost breakdown to justify the same wall being built by a "professional". 

This because you will still be paying your monthly mortgage PLUS your interest due on the added withdraw for investments.

Depends on what ROI you get with the rental vs what you get in the 529.Most states will give a tax deduction for 529 contributions, up to a point, and there's no tax on withdraws for qualified educational expenses.  529s are certainly even more compelling under the TCJA with the expansion of use to K-12.Forget college, all parents with kids in private K-12 should be examining using a 529 as a "conduit account" at the bare minimum to get the state tax deduction.

Things have slowed down seasonally here in the last few weeks.

Decatur 30032 was one of the most investor flipped zips in the US in 2017, but things are started to maybe get back to normal if not slow down.

Now all of a sudden they have started slowing things down, demanding that I stop advertising the place; while refusing to sign the contract at the same time; locking in the deal.

Stay away from high-end properties - when the market begins to slow down, the first properties that lose value are high-end properties. 

It was like slow motion when it happened.

Plus Roths are much more flexible as far as withdrawals and have 10000 investing options vs 10.