I'll update again soon with- How the west side of the house began falling down shortly into the project BUT I saved the day- The "friendly" neighbor - A little FarmCabin history, past and presentA few pictures of the damaged we uncovered: Viewers Discretion Is AdvisedI don't know if these pics do it justice.

If all these "pump primers" fail, history shows that the only way to prime the pump is to print money and purposely stimulate the economy by making your exports cheaper.

Well, not so fast.Let throw in a curve ball and say your market appreciates at an average 5% annually like my market and history has shown that in the last 45 years. 

@Kyle N..Here are some rules if you're a  landlord wanting to sell on termsWhat not to do: sell on contract for deed or sub 2You can bring them to a RMLO and see where the problems are, mortgage origination is never been more difficult.To play it safe I would bring them down the bank, have them open up savings account, and automatic withdrawal out of their paycheck for 5 to 10%, and that money is for the down paymentThen I would give them a lease and a right of first refusal of which is better for you than giving them an optionHave them go through the FHA home education programIf you want to help their credit, help them do a "bank round Robin" to create a history on their credit report thats brand-newYou go to bank one, give the bank $1000, ask for $1000 loan that's reported on the credit report, pay it off, go to bank too repeat that process.

I believe due to my age and credit history my lender may be less willing to lend if I'm renting and not occupying the house.

We are also keeping our current home as a rental property but since we don't have rental history they didn't want to count that either.

@Brandon Hood I updated my profile to include a brief history of my construction experience, Im sure it's going to be a huge asset when it comes time to deal with bids, subs and GC's.

It fascinated to see the history...   

My situation: self-employed but tax-return history not enough for 2 years, so seems traditional refinance is not gonna go through.

I have an excellent credit history, but I don't have much experience, and I don't live near Massachusetts.