Combination of ranking first on google, he needed to he being really tired of the house, and me being bluntfully honest and trustworthy.And guess what I found under the old rotten stinky carpets...really old OLD hardwood floors, and pretty much in great condition!!

The seeds are the spiked little things that get stuck in your shoes, tires, feet, pets feet, everywhere!

The owner is an older couple who is a tired landlord and wants to sell it since they are into their senior years. 

I was tired of paying of rent (no subsidized housing).I spoke to a mortgage broker who educated me a lot.

Tell them when they ask that you do not release the reason for rejecting simply that they did not meet their screen criteria.Many times applicants are rejected due to appearance, attitude, upkeep of personal vehicle etc.

Each sale would be its own 1031 exchange but you can combine 1031s into fewer larger properties or passive vehicles as long as they fall within the necessary timelines. 

Both of my parents are tired and want to get out of this property since they don't want to live in it.  1031s are new to me but since they require you to purchase a home at the same value or greater it has created some issues for my parents. 

With that being said, I do charge an application fee and here's a list of some of the reasons why:1)  I incur a cost to run a credit check so the application fee just offsets this cost (I don't make money off the application fee, I just charge according to what it actually costs me so I'm not out any money).2)  It helps weed out the tire kickers who may turn in an application but aren't serious about renting the property or those that might turn in an application hoping you won't find out something that would disqualify them (I give all applicants my criteria stapled to the application so they know exactly what I'm looking for, and not looking for).3)  It's another screening tool (if the applicant can't afford the application fee, how are they going to afford the rent + security deposit?)

Then we setup other investment and savings vehicles like Roth IRAs and an HSA.  30% of our take home pay was being set aside.Then we read the @Scott Trench book Set For Life and a similar article he wrote (The Simple "Secret") about capital preservation, and it blew our minds. 

Even if the Zestimate may not be all that accurate, because it is viewed so often by buyers, it can be kind of 'self-fulfilling' by the laymen tire kickers out there.