A couple quotes later and it looks like 8 grand or so to replace. 

I currently live in a tiny town Grande Cache, Alberta where I manage an Environmental Contracting company working with First Nations, Oil, Gas, Forestry, Government and all the rest.My real estate experience is fresh at best but I am in a fantastic position to start with a nice piggy bank of life savings in the 10's of thousands, no debt, dual income with my partner and a fairly cheap rental situation at the moment.We have a wonderful opportunity with some land my partner was given on the Ontario, Quebec border aswell as some fantastic waterfront lots we have been looking to buy on West Coast Vancouver Island.

I have 3 single family homes in LTR leases in the Grand Rapids area.

All that being said, I was up in Winter Park this last summer and there was a HUGE project being constructed called Grand Park.

A couple of my friends started buying homes and apartments just to live in, so I thought I'd do the same and make some money while I'm at it.I currently own a grand total of 0 properties, but am looking to start that house hack technique, buying a multi family home and living in one of the units.  

In the grand scheme of things, the money this contractor took from me is negligible, and the lesson I learned was very inexpensive for what it could have cost me.

I find it hard to believe you got all that done for $40k. also, if the spread was that much, I would think investors galore would've put in a bid much higher than $105k.of course, there are always home runs; but this one is a GRAND SLAM (if all is accurate).

at the end of the day you'll find that that is the least of your worries.RISK of life - like physically, really puts things in perspective on a grand scale - that's serious business.RISK of spirituality, the most important.

Most areas in Texas. i like Rio Grande Valley and own a lot of rental homes there as well as a Subdivision I build in.Rich

Yes, you can hit a grand slam once in a while, but are you missing great deals while you are looking for "the deal"?