It just all comes down to what you are comfortable with.

If you're in one of these states having a primary residence paid off can be very comfortable.  

To mitigate your costs instead of mailing from overseas contact a Every Door Direct Mailer company, you will pay less postage and have a company print the flyers you designed.

An IRA that you inherited would have to be transferred into "Inherited IRA", it would be named in the name of the original owner of the IRA and you will be designated as the beneficiary. 2) I do not believe so, you would have to pull out RMD from an inherited IRA.3) You will be required to get the valuation of your IRA (which comes from all of the assets that you IRA owns), and depending on the provider you might be required to get the appraisal, while others would access value from a CMA.Hope this helps.

At the end of the day a property is what someone is willing to pay for it.Do your research, active and sold comps with comparison of upgrades etc and provide an offer you are comfortable with understanding your risks.

I want to be the one that creates the new design and then take action on making it happen.  

I don't feel comfortable handing the ball off to a company that does not come recommended. 

Do you care or are you comfortable with the associated risk.See if there in any provision in the loan to be assumes or gifted to childres.

Enough cash flow to comfortably support my family and retire on is definitely my goal.

Regardless of what I got I felt more comfortable in construction.