Based on the timing, they may have waited until now to do this because they knew the seller wouldn't put up with it.Especially considering that it's an inherited tenant (and it's day four, and they're already dodging your calls), I wouldn't be too ready to accept any tale of woe they may tell you.

Melinda - Are you just looking for landlord tales of caution when leasing a property in the current economy?

@Mike Cumbie, you wrote "The list of technology patents/items they (Kodak) owned and gave up is staggering: digital cameras, online photo transfer......".Here's a cautionary tale: "The Kodak Tower, a 19 story skyscraper completed in 1914 was Rochester’s tallest building for more than 50 years until it was overshadowed by another edifice in the late 1960s.

Then you check their facebook or Instagram page and see they were in Cancun.

I then got into a spat on Instagram with Clayton. 

A tell tale sign of a flip.

I used to fund a pretty big buyer in the Orlando market.. and his wholesaler was a big player and the wholesaler was licensed .. but wholesaling is really really tough right now and these guys went from selling 20 plus properties a month to out of business. there simply is not that many distressed deals anymore in FLA... not that you cant stumble on to them.. but I have a hard time thinking anyone who does not have significant capital to pay for marketing  and proper licensing is going to be able to do anything.. its a major wives tale that wholesaling is easy and can be done with no money.. just aint so.

Also make sure to include language in the tenant contract that your tenants will obey those regulations, lest you get "nasty grams" about crap on the front porch or unattended landscaping (assuming the tenant will be responsible).  

I was hoping that you would have a grand tale of being able to swoop in on something that had sat in short sale for so long and get a screaming deal

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