There are a ton of different "schools" offering the course, and even a few that will knock it out in two long weekends as opposed to one night a week for a few months.

And my insurance is actually cheaper today than it was when I started (changing provider helped).But lets say in 10 years almost all my stuff has knocked down 40k to 50k in principal.

I contacted the listing agent,on my property, and received a lot of information since she was the one who sold the home to the foreclosed owners  There is no reason you can not knock on the door and see if their are occupants and maybe get a peek inside The fact that you know the home and the work that has been done mitigates your risk somewhat.  

The school of hard knocks is expensive.

I think also, I should get the repairs knocked out ASAP and have it re-appraised so that way I can decide which is the better finincial move.

You could then take the $300+/month your saving and knock out that loan in short order.  

Jayme, please dont take this as a personal knock or anything like that.

I heard people saying that you need to find this deals directly,What you seeing on those apps Zillow Trulia is not relevant,And it doesn't make sense to me, even if 2% is good u have plenty and you don't have to go door knocking ...

The fractional folks should be knocking at your door.Finish the 1031, place it in passive vehicles, get back to what you love.

I went and knocked on the door, but there was no answer.