If you consider it you should require they pay 4 months in advance.This will cover them paying the first months rent,time to immediately evict them if they violate a provision in the lease,and cover paint and carpet again.If they violate the lease for any reason all the money paid upfront is NON-REFUNDABLE.Don't just stick a tenant in there to put one in.Make them meet extra security demands or wait on a better tenant to come along.You have to make a tenant like that have a bunch of "skin" in the game.They may or may not have reformed themselves and if they have they should not mind putting extra down.

I've never paid extra for any of the specialty items you mentioned you have done.

One is to find something that you find, at least to some extent, enjoyable and motivating.

These investors often turn into very motivated sellers, or worse.

In terms of eventual resale (it would be a rental at first, if I buy it), is adding an extra bathroom or half bath necessary?

If she will not go for such a scenario that solves the insurance dilemma then I will know she has other motives and will be out to screw me in the future.She is pushing me to sign the quit claim but I told her I do not do anything in a hurry and I have to analyze the situation.

The gas dryers are more expensive to purchase in the first place, and aren't even in stock so a few days of extra lead time is needed to buy (assuming you buy new - I did that for the house I live in).Why can't you just have a 220V/240V line run into the area where the dryer would sit, so that an electric dryer could be used?

I really don't think an extra 7 days on market will matter.

As a continuation of this topic that I posted, what I've done since then is started with another investor doing "Property Locations"/Birddoging if you will.This is helping to build my confidence when speaking to Sellers, (motivated or not).

I have recently set up shop in order to get into wholesaling and received my first call today from a motivated buyer!