Being out three months of rent plus $1,500, I'd be better off handing back their SD and forgiving the month of rent they couldn't pay.  

The website does not have an area for me to pay a fee to download the agreement.

One didn't make your list.1) I see people all the time raising money for real estate deals but they call it a partnership either because they are ignorant of the law or they are trying to avoid paying for all the legal work. 

Hi, I'm paying for a 30 minute consultation with an attorney at Mark J.

   #9  SWEETEN the POT:    Do not think that paying extra rent is going to entice owners to rent to you. 

If you’re paying off less than $800/mo on your loan id say sell come April selling season.

You want an investment that pays for itself, including mortgage, taxes, insurance, maintenance, and even some money set aside for a reserve to cover vacancies and capital expenditures.

There are many reasons why I haven't pursued the arbitrage model, but mainly that it takes too long for the ROI after investing all your time and effort into buying furniture and renting and paying utilities.Let's say you rent an apartment for $1500 and you spend $7000 to furnished it.

For a 30 year Conventional loan, I'm at 6.5% rate (6.808% APR) for a duplex, 95% LTV, 780+ FICO, owner occupant.And I'm assuming they're paying $2k of your closing costs - not your down payment.

But since I'm dumb when it comes to such I may forever pay the price.