In this case, though, given that the seller is in default, I doubt he/she has a few gran lying around.Best of luck!

But you, no doubt are mature to the point you're ready to build wealth.  

I never doubt the benefits a legit course would bring to its students, especially compare to self-study. 

Life is a constant growth process and I have no doubt you'll figure out what works for you. 

Mike - no doubt the folks making over $400k worked for that money and I certainly don't advocate giving it all to the government, but just some quick math based on effective tax rates versus the marginal rate of 37% you mentioned.....if a couple is married filing jointly and they had $400k in w2 income and took the standard deduction, their effective federal tax rate would "only" be 22.5%, roughly $90k federal taxes on $400k in income.

I doubt you will win me over, but curious your angle.

I think the appraisal is needed to do a cash out refi after the purchase and closing with cash using a money partner, that’s what I was referring to with regards to that appraisal A bank is going to require an appraisal 100% of the time for any type of mortgage (including refinances), no doubt.

We waterproofed the one side from the outside, and put a cement based paint on all of the exterior walls hoping that it would help with moisture, which I think it has about 80%.

There is additional storage space in the basement for the liquor store, but I doubt that counts towards this calculation.

I doubt you will see too much price variance.