From the sellers prospective you picked repairing/replacing bricks.

@Rick Albert is right on and gives good advice.I'm actually wholesaling a property this week, but this just happens because I am in the game doing flips, developments, and rentals. i would never try to make a business out of it. 

I'm a web developer/ real estate investor and I just started playing with Dapps, is anyone else working on similar application?

The whole reason FHA developed a short sale method is to reduce the loan balance down to reality, down to what the home is worth, down to the value of the collateral at the bank accepted. if they had the cash, they wouldn’t be behind on their monthly payments.You're right I overlooked that part.

There are far fewer opportunities for leaks to develop in the drain plumbing under the sink when there are less than half the amount of joints within the plumbing.  

Quote from @Bryant Brislin: Land in the path of development that may seem a little far out, but your gut/intution and common sense from an urban planning perspective tells you that some day, whether it's in 10 years, 20 years, etc it will be a great long-term position for your family to have and hopefully sell at a signifcant multiple return compared to what you've paid for it.

People love to talk numbers, assets, cities, trends, but they don't talk enough about the personal development behind the investor.

The emotional part takes time to develop, but the more you consciously practice it, the better.  

@Caryn Seifert agree with @Jonathan Greene about $500 being too high.Perhaps give prospects a choice of higher Pet Fee or higher monthly Pet Rent?

I have prospective tenants who signed a lease on 31st of October and paid security deposit same day.