I'd also see if they are doing things to help keep the house cool during the day-keeping windows closed, having curtains or blinds closed to reduce the amount of direct light coming in (ie literally the sun shining in through the windows-not simple daylight).

After closing sold a cellular tower lease that generated $790,000 in cash reducing our acquisition price down to ~$56.00 per SF What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Wife does not EARN enough income (working for a non profit group) to be able to afford large loan payments.

I am thinking this would be fair since she had no intentions to earn from it to start with.Thank you

Skim from the top of her earnings for protection...

Here's a detailed guide on how to screen applicants: Application Screening GuideIt's better to take a reduced rent rate than to sit empty for a long period of time.

We should have put a renter in the property to cover the carrying costs of the mortgage but the investor wanted the property sold and a tenant can make that challenging so we continued reducing the price until there wasn['t any profit in the deal.

This reduces the time it takes for the funds to clear the Client Trust Account and for this reason, the only usually gets their money as regularly scheduled. 

Most of them are listed companies (they have a stock price), which means they really care about margins and earnings growth.

Reduce Tax Liability – When you categorize various components of a home’s exterior and interior, you can accelerate depreciation on these components.