Pay attention to sales price and local sales stay away from new construction or anything recently remodeled.

This combined with 1031 means I can sell and never pay the gains deferred in the 1031.- you or your spouse can qualify as RE professional and the limits the OP discussed do not apply- you can use the “STR loophole” (terrible name) to not have the limits the OP Discussed apply  - a derivative of the STR loophole that for lack of better name I will call the MTR loophole will let you provide amenities to not have the limit the OP discussed apply.I suspect there are many more.  

Contractor is not paying enough time on our JV project, working on many other projects?

I'm paying nearly 90k?

When they fail to pay in full, give them your state required default letter and take them to court.

Seller pays per dium ( to the day that you close through settlement).

You have to be 18, but you can typically find someone willing to hire you, pay for your license, and train you.

I sent them a certified letter that basically was the pay or quit form.

Or did you pay cash like Dave?

If I want the money out for a longer period of time, longer than a year, I prefer to refinance.A HELOC is much like a credit card, in that you pay what for the amount you use, and it can be repaid and then drawn on again.