Pets are often treated as personal family members and if the applicant likes the unit they will be willing to pay through the nose.

King County and was poked fun at by my investor friends, and finally I bought my first duplex in Pierce County when "savvy" investors here in King Co. were still looking down their noses at Pierce while overpaying in Seattle.

The best way to get ex's to sign anything is with a wad of cash snuggled under their nose.

It's a bunch of crap these insurance companies, pay out the nose all those years like a good little policy holder.

We know this because prospective tenants tell us so.We snagged 2 potential applicants with simple web searches in the past month; one that was running a PB Rescue from their rental and another that is breeding PBs from their rental, this guy even offered up his breeding service as his primary source of income.Due diligence is time consuming process that requires the nose of a 'blood hound'.Rick Bassett

Ken, I too have seen countless deals blow up because they B Buyer thinks they can make a Cash offer and slip it under the nose of the A Seller.

There is no question that It is going to be tough...... but keep your nose to the grindstone and much success will follow you.Good Luck!

If the deal is good enough, you are going to have to hold your nose and sign to get the deal closed

Oh - yes, punch that student loan debt in the nose like you have been.  

(Although I never completed my thesis.)Once again, the economy performed a nose dive with the simultaneous bursting of the Tech Bubble and 9/11.