I think the reason for the deposit to help ensure the tenant fulfills the lease.

Listing Agent has a duty to present all offers to the seller, if they don't they are not fulfilling their duty under Agency Law Guidelines. 

They will likely deny the claim because you're not fulfilling your obligation to occupy the home.It's still worth filing a claim and trying.

I give myself a break on this because 13 years of K-12 and a father with a PhD was a lot of brainwashing to get past alone in 4 years of college (which also offered up its own very large share of brainwashing, even to a humanities student).I can only imagine what he would have told me if I had explained I had put aside my summa cum laude degree and four full-ride offers for my own PhD and was working for maybe 10 bucks an hour to learn renovation carpentry.My hat's off the young people who are figuring the big societal lies out nowadays at a young age.

It was great to see them fulfill their dream of becoming homeowners.

I believe putting your best foot forward and extending the olive branch is a more fulfilling way to live.

I'd say work as hard as you possibly can every day and keep a pulse on your happiness and fulfillment and the rest should fall into place. 

No longer wanting to work to fulfill someone else's dream.

K-Wiring is original and I'm sure that would not fulfill current building codes - Do I have to do something as long as the electricity is working?

We will be splitting the SFH into 2 apartments (2br/1ba and 1br/1ba) and living in the smaller unit to fulfill our owner-occupancy financing.