Our real goal is to refi the homes before we come close to the due date and pay them off early. 

After this conversation and having an agreed upon vision, save it as a "Version" of the vision on that particular date. 

I would keep the deposit unless I am able to rebook the dates and then I would only make her pay the difference for any unbooked nights. 

Timing will make a big difference leasing this SFH in Seattle— if possible, aim for your vacancy to hit the market ~May 15th to June 15th, maximizing time on market for a June / July lease start date— this will give you the largest tenant pool, lowest vacancy time & highest rent.

Each unused lock/deadbolt gets stored in a freezer bag with date and unit the lock was last used on -- so we do not inadvertently place the same lock on the same unit.   

The substitute of collateral was more of a scenario where you sold for $155K, and instead of paying off the $88K loan in your scenario, those funds stayed at the title company and were used on a cash purchase happening nearby in date. 

(should have documented, dates may not be exact) What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

We have only 2 criteria for the order we process applications: 1) nearest move in to the date unit is available to be rented 2) order that the completed applications are received.If we had a unit for rent that would be rent ready Jan 15 and have multiple applications, the application processed first is the one who can move in the fewest days after Jan 15.  

I was eager to get one on the board and moved the dates up a week.

I was eager to get one on the board and moved the dates up a week.