Our days on market averages are in line with the rest of the market, so here in Texas it is very rare for a seller to pay for the service longer than 2-3 months (and many sell right away with multiple offers).  

You could (try to) get bids on that stuff and then let your guy(s) do the rest.

Capital gains taxes will kill us on all the rest because we have held so long.

Here's an interesting article I came across on yahoo finance, surprising not to see Philadelphia on the list, but the rest make sense.  

It will likely see a lot of growth in the next 5-10 years (supposedly the next area to see the revitalization that the rest of the city is experiencing now) but a little rough right now.

i would borrow the money from your relatives and pay off the home and not wreck your credit.your young you can gain 30k back over a short amount of time.Ripping rents and going into foreclosure although plausible wil trash your credit and probably cause you undo stress I see folks have done this over the years.. they blame the bank for their problems. good luck with it.. if it makes you feel any better I bought an office building at the top of the market and sold it on contract it cost me 1,200 a month for basically the rest of my life.. but its my core bank.. who lends me millions so no way I can default on it.. plus the PG would kill me.. the bank helps me make millions so 10k a year is a pittance.. get some funds save your credit and character and pay it all off and move on this is not a lot of money in the grand scope of your life.

I am actually planning to do just that, assuming the capital aggregators can raise the rest of the funds needed for the project.

Anyone willing to help me, rest assured that I will not waste your time.

Since the property's ARV is so high, the man could move into a nice apartment and live the rest of his life on the proceeds.

This means that the rest of the graduates of these conservatories, simply put, bounce on ****...Please tell me why in the hell anyone will pay these amounts or anything near to learn music, art, or any other liberal art thing...No **** the millennials have Net Worth of $12,000, or whatever it is.