Would it be safe to purchase a new fridge, deduct maybe 1/2 of cost to replace  current fridge door from the security deposit, provide receipt with explanation?

Its a safe place to park money.

Use a 2nd position heloc to absorb your paycheck, once your paycheck is entirely paying off your heloc, then it is safe to advance $3000 or $5000 extra against your heloc to make a principle payment against your 1st position heloc.

If you want low, safe returns that are truly passive, invest in the stock market.  

Give me a fail-safe system over a tenant's assurances any time.

If you are close to retirement and are accredited, it's safe to assume that you'll likely have some decent, taxable income rolling in during retirement.

That really isn't good enough in our opinion.Another option for you is if your property is in a realtively safe area, to install a wi-fi connected smart lock.

For a relatively "safe" creative financing, one needs serious reserves (lots of moolah) and the ability to sell or refinance quickly when one of those "hiccups" occur.The gurus usually collect a large fee, from people who have neither money, reserves, nor experience.

Guns done kill  people do.. well sub 2 does not kill sellers the people that do sub 2 with bad intent with not enough money etc etc they are the ones killing the sellers the sub 2 is just the vehicle that led to financial mortality for sellers in a sub 2 gone bad scenario.. and U cant have thousands of students who you know for certain have neither the capital or character to pull these off safely for the Seller..

How do they define 'safe'....?