The flood Insurance is just once of the expenses that impact the pricing based on the cash flow.

We use resale and construction costs as the two variables that will have the greatest impact on your bottom line and use a 5% interval both positive and negative. 

Plus, the election may well have an enormous impact on real estate prices.

Very likely, it’s not in your interest at this point to force the issue.Consider; assuming you have a documented loan (at least a note and recorded mortgage), if you foreclose and obtain the property, what would be your plan?

With a rehab coming next, her pile of clothes or empty boxes won't impact my cost enough to worry about, so what maybe another dumpster? 

Close to November and winter prices drop historically plus fewer buyers and of course the COVID impact.

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This will impact your project.Your most expensive craft is brick and stone masonry. 

Forced appreciation and steady cash flow is the name of my game.

Unless the house was in distress when you bought it and you are fixing it up it will be hard to force appreciation.