No harm in talking with a commercial lender about that scenario, but I wouldn't get your hopes up.

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From what I can gather from various forums and reading the articles of law, painting, changing carpets and other such cosmetic maintenance are NOT the responsibility of the landlord, even after 10 years. Can anybody c...

They have a habit of walking away from vacant houses.

Tenants should learn the definition of habitable and inhabitable before they go down that road, but if you've taken the time to read this far, you know precisely what I am talking about.Now, I must tell you that sometime in the middle of these texts, I told the one girl in a group text with the other, as they were both bombarding me with pictures of some lint on the floor, a cobweb here or there, etc... that I FELT VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN WE SIGNED THE LEASE ON 2/29 AND THAT SHE SHOULD KEEP HER FREAKING HANDS OFF ME IN THE FUTURE.   

To be bold and build unordinary habitations!

We have a virus that is causing alarm, but have yet to really cause as much harm as people are making us fear.

I would try to really find out about where the law stands on ESAs and home showings so that you don't inadvertently set yourself up for a lawsuit, and then without necessarily mentioning that, talk to them about the fact that you have a duty to act in a professional manner and not do anything that harms the seller's property and with their particular dog that appears to not be possible - so it's not about ESA, it's about a dog that pees in the house.

I learned that the VA is very particular on the habitability of the house, which taught me that they would not be the best option for a house that has anything other then cosmetics to repair.

It's fun, good practice, and instills a habit in you that even as you're driving to work you start sizing up houses you pass and running through numbers naturally.