Seller agrees to carry a (50%) Deed of Trust in 2nd position" is very unsettling.

As for liens, here in Milwaukee, if you sell a property any unsettled small claims judgments have to be taken care of prior to or at closing....that can be city taxes, old utility bills, medical bills, etc.  

More specifically, do you have any thoughts on how to handle the sort of cognitive dissonance that I know I'm going to experience when I start pursuing real estate deals?

Greetings,As I am sitting here reading posts, something unsettling has occured to me.

They see no dissonance, they just want what they want, their home value to keep rising but the neighborhood to be sealed in amber.

Writing off a 10% price decline as insignificant just shows the level of cognitive dissonance that certain investors suffer from.  

I have a property manager" "I'm worried about spending thousands of dollars"This is the definition of "cognitive dissonance". 

Honestly, MLM is one of the best ways to hone interpersonal skills, increase your emotional intelligence and learn to adjust to cognitive dissonance.

Not to diss on anyone here but theres really no way they'd be able to tell you future market value.

With month to month you can also add to lease rent rate will stay the same until  Jan 2017 so if they are worried your going to UP the rent every other month they wont' be unsettled seeing that guarantee.I do that with new move in's I guarantee the rent rate for 12 months with a MTM lease..