the son, stormed out of the house, tall 6'3, skinny, dark short beard & mustache, he followed me, l ran, he got to me on my door step, he came almost nose to nose with me, yelling hateful profanities at me, l thought he was going to come inside.

Why pay through the nose for a "college experience" that could get cancelled or pared down at a moment's notice?

While talking nose around and ask questions about what kind of work they do, but more importantly ask what they DON'T do. 4) Hire a "starving" agent to list your properties for rent and then ask them to find you handymen to screen to do the RentReady work.

I like to surf (and punch sharks in the nose :)!).

I appreciate it, and I’m just gonna keep putting my nose to the grind stone !

These include:Split level or tri-level homesProperties with short drivewaysProperties with a master bedroom smaller than 12 feet in any dimensionProperties located near power linesSingle-family homes with only a one-car garageHomes with tandem garages (where two cars are parked nose to tail)Properties with lot sizes less than 3,000 square feetSeasonalityDepending on the time of year, the same property may take longer to rent than at different times of the year.If we are in a slow period, I may look at time to rent in a high-demand period and balance the two.

It seemed like all the big contractors were too busy for us, snubbing their noses at anything below the $100k mark.

Me; I'm sure I'm nose blind to this.Requirements for pets include spaying/neutering, up to date on vaccinations, documentation that they are on monthly flea control. 

If “No,” see instructions for limit on losses."

Hard money may not be an option if you already have a first position mortgage for the acquisition, although there are some out there that will do a second but expect to pay through the nose for that.