That's certainly not the case for California, and OP needs to check how it's done in AZ.Sheriff here doesn't do jack unless we get a judgment of possession, late in the eviction phase.

Another thing that makes me sick and contrary to my philosophies is; this OP is not even married and money is already causing potentially serious problems with his relationship.

If the savings were put into an account that earned 2% annually, you would have 3965.67 after 15 years.That gives you the following rate: =rate(15, 0, -993.3, 3965.37) = 9.67%These would be good rates, but not close to the 18+% rates mentioned by the OP, as it does not appear to account for the total loss of the cost of points.Let me know if you think I'm doing this incorrectly.

Never the less, the OP should not pay a dime until all roofing is done.

So, OP, I agree that if I were looking in KC, I would go with Reedy as well, obviously a very experienced RE guy, the rehabs look decent, and most houses are selling below the zEstimates, in the FWIW department.

Thus going back to the OP's original problem.The investor goes to check out the house to see if he likes it, see's the home owner.

Bryan, not to answer for the op, but it's difficult to reinvest small sums at a higher rate after taxes, given the risk than a note on your property.

@Steven Gesis  I don't think the OP had any desire to buy out of state or turn key.I think what they want to do is buy a home to live in..

Some threads straddle the borderline and/or veer in that direction through no fault of the OP.

First, the OP said that he wanted to convert $500K into $2 million and has an aggressive ROI expectation.