If you have unlimited time, you could use a bit of that cash to finance a flip that will let you get the hands-on experience you want, but without the pressure of needing to flip it fast - you'd have your passive income portfolio as a backup so that even if you make every rookie mistake in the book on that first flip, you're not all-in on a high risk venture. 

If multiple neighbors contact the property owner or local authorities, it might increase the pressure to resolve these issues.

Secondly, you're putting at least a little bit of pressure on them that you know, or think you know, what the price should be, and that has to sway them a little bit in my opinion.In my experience, appraisers are always low.

If you like high blood pressure go for it.

Curious if there are whispers (or shouts) in Columbus about the same I go to city council meetings almost every Monday and they are extremely developer friendly and new construction friendly. while there is pressure, I don't think it will ever happen. columbus wants to see economic development and would not place legislation that would restrict the free market in my opinion. right now they are doing the opposite and redoing there zoning codes to allow for higher density and higher height as well as parking reductions. just google "zone in" columbus and you'll see. there's a lot of articles about it. 

I would speak with the property owner about whats going on and have him apply pressure to the daughter.

Don't just buy it to give in to pressure, buy it because you're excited and certain that it's a good investment.

fair return methodology used must be “concerned with the financial integrity of the businessas a whole, not the ability to obtain a return on a discrete portion of the business.”MNOI presumes that the rents Landlords chose to charge, in a year free fromthe idea of rent control, provided Landlords a fair return on their investment,as the rents that were charged were based on general market conditions, andnot the upward pressure that policy discussions of rent control may have onthe market.

I've met some incredible people who I am proud to call friends.Another advantage is the accountability that Ted mentioned before - pairing up with someone and reporting updates to a group will put a little bit of friendly pressure/fire under you to maximize your potential and not give up when you hit a bump in the road.

You get all tax advantages of NH, with easy access to Boston Metro. (30 min to Boston proper)  This area is experiencing high pressure from Massachusetts as people are getting priced out from Boston Area and with work from home its looking better and better.Nashua...