And a 2014 court ruling explicitly deems illegal a landlord’s attempt to impose any extra charges, whether labeled as “application,” “amenities,” or “community” fees.

Not to mention the fact that marijuana use in teens, DUIs, violent crimes and armed robbery have all declined in states that have legalized pot in some form or another...... not that were discussing the social ramifications.I could continue to rattle off talking points but the TLDR is: depending on who you speak to the marijuana industry gets a bad wrap, in my humble opinion its nothing short of a windfall for states that have embraced it....

ARMs, balloons and short amortization periods are the norm.  

Armed with all the knowledge you have been getting "day by day" you should know there are far better ways to account for and finance the cost of fixing.As @Dave Ramirez I suggest you continue to educate yourself and come up with a plan.

With a normal transaction everything is at arms length and both parties can do whatever they want to press their own viewpoint. 

Taylor,An LOI is just about 'intent' and many explicitly state that the LOI itself is not binding.

An example, our last major land deal was the entitlement and sale of land for a 453 unit apartment project on 16 acres to Lennar's Multi-Family Communities Investment arm last year.

. ($525k)If you used your VA on a 5/1 arm to purchase that would be about 2100 P&I, rent the other rooms to a couple of buddies as you are close to the base and beach.

@Mario CascioWe use a few of the Schlage keyless deadbolts (the ones that do not try to slide the bolt itself) and they stand-up fine to our winters.Self-locking door sets on anything but a storage room are a recipe for unwanted "I locked myself out" calls ... it may be less of a problem on a detached garage, unless they walk out with their arms full, but the house keys still inside.

A 5% ARM, with a 10 year term, that balloons after 5 years, and has a prepayment penalty is SIGNIFICANTLY different than a 7% 30 year loan.