As a matter of protecting yourself be aware there are lines that get blurry and their are borrowers (and lenders) with attorneys at their side that will draw blood if they can and if things go down a path that brings the idea to the forefront, they likely will.

While this book was very informative and enlightening, stocks and bonds really didn’t get my blood pumping.

Often giving a large opportunity for someone to come in and turn it around with new blood.

If it was a short sale & the owner was insolvent...you might not be able to get blood from a stone.

It didn't matter how much I tried to rationalize it away, it took several days for me to get past it.So, I think a lot depends on what actually happened: Was it a major blood bath or jealous husband?

I have yet to have any trouble, and am extremely picky about who I rent to after putting so much blood, sweat and tears into these reno's.

And I think that's something a LL would do well to have in their blood, that "call to a challenge!"

Whatever your lease states - getting the money is usually like trying to get blood from a stone.This happened to me a few months back.

We put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into that house, fixing up the lower unit before renting it, and fixing the upper unit as we were living there.

Both appraisals may be perfectly valid and within the standards of good appraisal technique, and I'm guessing that the appraiser often doesn't even realize that their personal opinion of the seller, their opinion of the buyer, their mood that day, their blood-sugar level, etc, all factors into the appraised value.Okay, this is where I get beat down again...go for it!