Given where you are at on your journey, the numbers aren’t as critical as getting started. 

Let them prove the critics wrong.

and so i'd argue that anyone looking to overcome challenges / criticism should have:-money-a planseems like OP has the former and is working on the latter =)

Take the job market, which has been critical to the economy’s resilience - hours worked, hiring and quit rates, and temp jobs are all down.

Additionally, they decided to take a vacation at a critical juncture - the week of closing, without notice or planning - rendering them unreachable and leaving me in a difficult position.This experience has led me to question whether I need to stick with an attorney in the state where I'm purchasing property.

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Do you use any project management software (not just PERT and GANTT charts, but critical path analysis and so forth)?     

The critical distinction between cap rates and discount rates lies in their time horizon.

JD I used to have that line of thinking but parcels can and do get landlocked quite often thats why title insurance is so critical when buying land and insuring your access.. suits for prescriptive right a ways are expensive and time consuming..

Now could we have done something similar - with enough time yes but we didn't have time so I believe it was critical to have her on our team.