Deposits will not be returned (full or partial) until all tenants move out.If Tenant A didn’t come to you to get part of the deposit back they may have gone to tenant B, but they most likely walked away from it and I feel it is between tenant A and B to sort it out.Personally I would return it to tenant B, the active tenant in the current active contract.

•Homes that accommodate more guests (more beds, larger spaces) tend to perform better, but they may also experience slow seasons.

As of October 2024, 75% of remote work employees now have some sort of in-person work requirement, up from 63% in 2023 (Source).

Should we save every penny for a larger downpayment? 

No 'press 1 to talk to our sales team, press 2 to...' sort of thing. 

Unfortunately, timing was about 2 months late and the market went dormant for larger homes in our area around late August when we had the home finished.

Most of the designers I have have sort of a baseline price i.e $2.50/per foot but it can go up or down on other factors

An agent can represent a seller or a buyer even if they don't own the property, but they have to have the owner's approval.If the "seller" doesn't meet deadlines, it's probably a wholesaler who is having diffculties of some sort with the actual seller.So, either I misunderstand what is actually going on, or some information has not been conveyed.

I have to admit that I was hoping for some sort of magic trick.

My plan is to buy a new house and rent my current residence out and then "sell up" into a larger property to get my start.