You always have to be careful when doing business with family.

Power.Having said that, we should all be aware of the ever-changing weather/climate and how it might affect our investing and more importantly, our lives and health.

Lawn: if it's in a HOA and you care about maintaining the look of the exterior, owner should take care of lawn.

It can also work if you're planning to do an option, assignment, or double closing, because you're not taking on the risk of holding the property for an extended period, but if things continue slowing down (thank you, high interest rates), you'll want to be very careful about how much you're offering, especially if you stick to the straight flipping model, where you take title to the property and don't make any improvements to force appreciation.

Here are a couple of SEC 8 specific criteria...1) If their court records or pay stubs show any record of garnishments, be careful because SEC 8 ignore garnishments and the applicant will have trouble paying their portion, just like any other tenant would.2) If you see an outstanding landlord judgment, call the caseworker to ask when the tenant first was accepted into the program.  

Some have sober homes for men or a place for youths who have aged out of foster care.

The home inspector was concerned with moisture issues and any evidence of decay, not the health implications of mold.

My current full time job is in healthcare 4 days a weeks.

I feel the deposit is a good thing because it incentives the tenant to take care of the property.

What about the care of the home?