All good points, that's why I want a buyer to make an affirmative declaration so the seller knows.I have having the default on a clause being local law that's not there. 

We had our maintenance guy stop by to look at it as we’ve had to clean hair from drains before.

Even if it cost a hair more get it over a SFH,  POSITIVE CASH FLOW is KING!  

But most of us are used to the last minute request (It's where I got the gray hair :).

You can read it here: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2011/08/08/is-your-significant-other-on-board-with-your-hair-brained-house-flipping-scheme/

Maybe you take a small equity stake in a hair salon - the income you earn will be passive and will tap into your suspended passive losses.

Hint - GREY- WHITE HAIR. lolI did my first lease option in 1983 when interest rates were really high, so Wraps - AITDs were common.And another alternative, is a contract for option to purchase, which I have written about on my blog here at BP.http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/3/blog_posts/26565-a-contract-for-option-is-better-than-a-lease-optionYou couple the CFO with a lease, and you avoid equitable interest (this is my opinion, ask others).Lastly, I do not want to do Credit Improvement personally, especially when negotiating a discount on charged off debt.I use one of the best Credit Improvement Companies (In TX).

The new tenant found pet hair (dog), and their child was allergic - so they requested we replace the carpet (or deep clean). 

Poor guy is pulling his hair out because his tenant isn't paying.Here's the catch, I'm a third party with a service contract at the property and have no agreements with the landlord.

Insurance agency, tax preparer, financial advisors, travel agency, hair salon, tanning beds, bead store, plumbing supply store, think about big stores you have been in that don't have a lot of people in them at once.