Besides the traditional aspects of deep cleaning — hardwood floor or stone floor polishing, carpet cleaning, dusting behind and under the furniture, window washing in the crevices, pressure washing, and vacuuming — focus on high-touch surfaces and sensitive areas like the bathroom and bedroom.

Please be mindful that you are providing a lot of sensitive information to an accountant to do your taxes(social security number of you and your family along with DOB and income).

Because underwriters are sensitive to this most common type of mortgage fraud, loan officers need to include some information to sell it, such as...a) Look at this proof that this person has always used investment property financing for investment properties. b) Look how this property is unlike their investment properties (unit count, neighborhood, etc).c) Check out how this is closer to borrower A's work than where they are currently renting.d) Take a look at this awesome yard.

Additionally, vacation rentals is a very sensitive issue here in Honolulu these days.

There are certain ethical safeguards that must be included in some of your transactions when you are a licensed RE Broker in WA or anywhere else, but there is no restriction on your doing what any other private citizen can do; sell a piece of real property.

Try not to be so sensitive ;) Also my “tenant” moved out without having to take an legal action because even they realized they were wrong.

@Kenya McCormack it is my opinion that the standard form contract protects both parties equally and a well written contract provides a competent buyer with more that enough safeguards.

That would also play into how sensitive I would be to the situation - like consider paying a portion or being prepared to if I knew I would have them out and higher rent in a few months.

A lot of the smaller lenders in my area (those who loan out $70K or less) will fund a flip in 'draws' = so the lender pays once the rehabber completes work....this can be one safeguard for the lender since you are only providing funds once the work is done.

The concern I have is providing such sensitive information to a park owner who is likely to be sloppy with storing it.