Don't get emotionally involved with your own primary - FIRST, treat it as an investment!

Do not make any emotional decisions.  

Although, my issues are anxiety related.  

@Ali AllenMost likely it is a structural issue and if it's on a crawl space depending on what needs to be done it could be very expensive.

Here's an agent-investor marketing issue...I'm a licensed agent and a principal.

The first breaks our trust because this issue was known upfront but wasn't discussed (holding your debt also costs me money), and the second breaks our trust because you don't trust me enough to believe I'll actually correct the issue if I get paid.If I know you pay quick, are honest, don't try to screw me when I need to present a change-order, and allow me to make my profit, I'm very motivated to fight hard to earn your work through competitively priced bids.

I do have a team in place to handle almost all issues, including local family in worst case scenarios.You know, I am torn between investing in high price areas as opposed to cheaper inland areas. 

The other thing you get, is that if you ever have an issue with the work performed, the stores generally will burn the sub if they have to, in order to stand behind the work.

Long story short, the dad passed away, the mom moved on, and my friend stayed awhile but had personal issues and had to move away.

However, had they tried to leverage during the recession, they would have gotten significantly less.This is the issue of appraised valuation- it means nothing until money is transacted.Your rate of return is directly correlated to the cost of your purchase and your overhead.