@Randolph Brown it might lower the cashflow because of high mortgage but you will have have extra cash to invest in other property.

Not only was he over on our contracted timeline (which include penalties) but he left me with a TON or extra work, double payments and extra expenses that I was not aware of.I want to recoup my extra expenses, lost rent and penalties and am not sure what steps are next to reporting this guy.Where are the best places to report him, other than his bonds, State Licences Board, BBB, so he doesn't do this again to anyone else...Does anyone have a contract/real estate attorney recommendation?

Not only was he over on our contracted timeline (which include penalties) but he left me with a TON or extra work, double payments and extra expenses that I was not aware of.I want to recoup my extra expenses, lost rent and penalties and am not sure what steps are next to reporting this guy.Where are the best places to report him, other than his bonds, State Licences Board, BBB, so he doesn't do this again to anyone else...Does anyone have a contract/real estate attorney recommendation?

Instead of paying extra principle on a mortgage payment you could send a few extra months of payments as future payments instead.

You get to keep all the potential leads and hopefully, the house will find a buyer.After that, you can go door knocking and have the same conversation - what can you do to help them in real estate...None of the above has cost you extra money beyond the startup costs.After that, you can buy expired listings, FSBO and neighborhood data.

By spending the extra, if you have it, and paying a down payment to eliminate the insurance, you'd likely end up way ahead. 

Because for an extra $300/m (possibly more depending on location) most people will choose the extra 250 sf and the extra bathroom.

The stock market took a big hit last week.We are all RE investors but many of us also invest in the market.Personally I use a set it and forget it approach - monthly auto deposits into 2 accounts: an IRA and a 529 (both Vanguard).However I do like to do some extra buying when I think the market makes a temporary yet significant drop.So is now a good time to pump some extra money in?

After paying mortgage/insurance/taxes have around $200-300 extra a month.

But an extra 7,000 a year could only help by boosting those other investments with more capital.