@Zach Mitchell I'll give them the benefit of the doubt before disclosing their name and maybe give them an undeserved bad reputation :)This person is more like a project manager but he prices the work himself and I pay him, not the workers.

We're both chemical engineers and have busy but well paying jobs.

Another issue in this market is when you are in competition putting nothing down versus someone who is putting money down or paying cash, someone using a VA loan will probably lose out on that deal. 

For over a decade, we've had a mindset of paying cash for anything and everything we own, except the house we live in.  

The lesson I've learned is, give the 3-Day Pay or Quit ASAP.

I would pay much more attention the {M}IRR and the trend in CoC over the projected hold period.

@Bobby BarlowYou could purchase the property with solo 401k funds provided you have never owned it and later take it as in-kind distribution (pay federal and state taxes on the value of the property) if you want to have access to it.  

Who places and later removes  the sign in the front yard (some brokers pay a service to do this)?

Or should I take advantage of my current monthly payment and pay extra towards the principle which can help me pay off the property sooner.Thanks!

The Bank may be paying the property taxes.