So rather than "guess" at the price, get an estimate or two.When you are paving asphalt over a gravel road, you are talking about a "from scratch" job, as opposed to adding an asphalt overlay on top of an existing asphalt surface.

At that point, I had already committed about $5k in hard costs to the property (mostly inspection and appraisal), but would have been entitled to receive my earnest money back through the financing contingency.

People think I'm a Portsmouth basher, but the fraud that exists in every level of their government is for real. 

@Gavin Welch Cozy has been shut down to new users for months and all existing users are being transitioned to Apartments dot com.

@Steven Segal Sounds like you didn't request copies of all exceptions on the title commitment and now you're paying an attorney to do that.

My goals are to buy more rentals out of Illinois but have a hard time committing to selling off my passive income now.

The property management contract with existing owner does not state it???? 

Does someone has experience with self-showing tours with smart locks or even when an existing tenant shows property to a potential one?

On the other hand if you are wanting to be 100% or close to it debt free and get the purchase price covered from the profit/equity from the existing place than it might be worth selling and buying another place - may be even out of state - North Carolina or Floria or may be even some other states.

We have both been feeling a bit... stuck lately.Now that I am working remotely (I asked my employer to remain remote even after everyone returns to the office... request pending), I have someone to go and split costs with, and I really don't have much keeping me in the Northeast (family likely moving to South Carolina in the next few years), I am ready to take the chance.There are so many places that I'm sure I would like but in an attempt to not get analysis paralysis, and actually commit to making a move, I decided to focus on Colorado Springs.This came after doing some research on decent cost of living areas that are ideal for young active professionals who love the outdoorsy lifestyle such as myself (and my friend).It seems like there are good job opportunities there if I do chose to get a job in the area (likely to be the case if my job denies my wfh request).Ultimately, I want to buy a small multifamily house to house-hack in but first I want to start narrowing down where in Colorado Springs I would like to be.I felt that it would be best for us to rent a 2 bedroom apartment for maybe a year in Colorado Springs to get a feel for the area and see if/where I would like to buy something down the road.I am not a big city guy but do like downtown and suburban areas.