Maybe something along the lines of your insurance company requires the heat to be set at certain temperatures or they won't cover a damage claim etc.This way you are telling her there is nothing you can do it about it.

But It requires an endorsement.

NH requires a 30 day notice.

That being said, there won't be any down payment required since you have equity (you're guessing ~55,000 but I wasn't sure if you were meaning the property is ballpark worth ~$175,000, or more than that). 

We still require a deposit plus the first month to move in. 

This apartment required a cosmetic renovation that is going to run me around $27,000 to redo.

You can only recast a loan once a year and requires at least 10k of additional principle payment, since inception or the last recast.

I like to think I have done ok. for me finding properties is sales - managing real estate and growing your company requires problem solving. 

Getting a good painter at a reasonable price requires persistence and comparison shopping.

In rural Idaho, it is much the same way. the counties have minimum requirements and if you keep things on the up and up, it should be fine.Now, in a historical district, that is a different animal all together.