Prices have increased significantly in my market in the past 18 months with savvy sellers now expecting top dollar for their terribly maintained properties.

Prior to Oct 1, we just signed an ew lease with an existing tenant that maintained a security deposit of more than 1 months rent but less than 2 month rent which was the previous limit.

Please provide me with a correct address to send my billable hours.It's real estate related so, as you know, it's always nothing until closing.

With cash, you keep more of your return and maintain a simpler cost structure.Greater Flexibility: When you own a property outright, you’re not bound by monthly payments or lender-imposed deadlines.

Any other requirements on the seller to do this correctly ?  

Your assumptions sound correct. 

Some of what they are saying is correct, like having a separate bank account to hold security.

“There are other appropriate ways to bring down indoor temperatures, but a building’s electrical system and cost barriers must be taken into consideration,” wrote Debra Carlton, CAA’s executive vice president.Instead of costly mandates, CAA supports aligning the bill with AB 209, which directs the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to develop practical recommendations for maintaining safe indoor temperatures by 2025.

Anyone who has actually been active in this space will know that borrower behavior can be predictable and irrational, and they might have a fundamentally different mode of operating their life than you do.Along with viewing the world your way, many think "their way" is the correct way so that is how it must be done.

It’s one of the mistakes many investors make by not titling their real estate correctly from the start.