As a side note, feel free to throw suggestions and let me know its a dumb move to buy property as primary residence and pay 7.5% mortgages, sit out. :) I wont mind at all.

Columbus urban core ground up construction is on fire and the numbers work much better than existing inventory happy to discuss with you 

I'm not super familiar with the Charleston Market but I feel that the rental market is on the rise in West Virginia as a whole.

I may be paranoid but it really feels safer to me to see buyer / seller in front of me with the attorney in charge, for some bizarre reason, when a person who had an online $100 or less class to become a public notary has the seller / buyer sign legal documents, I don't feel it's a safe way of verifying their identity and generally speaking I feel conducting these large deals with a table closing when all parties are present is way better.. or at least choose an agreed third party to verify identity of all parties (like a different law firm) is that just me being paranoid or is it a legitimate scare?

Taking the emotions out of the working relationship -  that is, my 'sympathy'for  his dad being greedy and thus losing jobs left and right because his dad insists on masquerading as a contractor despite being just a handyman limited to CA CSLB statutes that strictly limit all handymen in the state from being compensated more than what's left of $500 after materials - I realize I have reiterated with son on several occasions that CSLB limits handymen to $500 per project as the maximum for both materials AND labor per project IS the basis for fairness.I realize being told that the above (current CSLB limits )isn't 'fair' is a huge slap n the face after having given formerly father, and now currently and ongoingly the son for the past 11 months and change, steady work.Perhaps it's a sign of the times where even handymen and jobbers would rather sit around making no money than taking what they feel is 'less' pay than they could be making 'if they were' a contractor?

It may not be all of them, but they exist.

Living with parents in Chicago suburbs but moving to Lakeview East (North side Chicago) next month to get a feel for living in the city.

I feel she might sue me too.

Feels like its smart to sell because if i pay for a new roof or hvac my cash flow will take a long time to get me even on that out of pocket.  

Invasion of privacy and likely "creepy" for the residents to feel they are being watched.