What are your goals, what is your current living situation, and where do you live?

@Namal Burman, your post caught my eye because I had a former client-now a good friend-who found herself in a similar situation.

KS yoak basically made the situation worse.

@Ana VhanNot sure if my attorney does fix fee for your situation, but she has been amazing.Kaitlyn​​​​ R.

Buying a home is the bay area retirement planYes, there are a lot details and differences for everyone's particular situation.

The situation is regarding a mutual agreement both the landlord and myself made regarding the painting of two rooms within the property we are renting to a neutral color (rooms are currently purple and lime green).

In each category, note how much you are bothered or stressed on a 1 to 5 scale, with 1 = not bothered at all and 5 = stressed out: Pain Points Stress1 to 5 Pain Points Stress1 to 5 Unit turnover Exterior maintenance Advertising for available units Deferred capital expenditures Tenant screening rules Plumbing or electrical emergencies Tenant selection / discrimination rules Mortgage payments Documenting move-in conditions Bookkeeping and bill paying Documenting ongoing conditions Taxes and insurance premiums Dealing with tenant complaints Risk of late payments or non-payments Dealing with neighbor complaints Risk of property damage or vandalism Mold, termites and rodents Premises liability Interior maintenance Evicting tenants If your completed table has mostly 1s and 2s, then congratulations—you are a happy landlord!

He is a smart dog and I think he could read the situation well.

Financing-  build a relationship with a regional banker, don’t shop for interest rates, start small and build history and loyalty they are your team, Cross collateralize, deposit CD/MM or custodial account with bank for loan, give them monthly updates, nail your deal analysis, do stress tests on your deal analysis-cost/interest rate/deal length/ sale price etc. 12.  

I'm just in a bit of a chicken-egg situation.