@Leland SmithOnly touch the stuff you have to touch. if you have to touch something, don't go cheap.

If you're replacing baseboard heaters, the good GC will not touch them but hire an electrician to come out (also very busy and hard to get out)4.

They were built in the late 1890s and have barely been touched in the last ~10-20 years.

So today I was doing maintenance at one of my rentals, I opened the closet to access the central AC handler unit to change the filter and after I opened the closet door,  I had to rearrange a few things to clear the space to the left so I can have a clear path to the filter slot.As I moved some clothes to the right my hand touched what appeared to be a human head on the rack.I quickly jumped back and in my mind was a scene in Silence of the Lambs...I tripped on myself and fell on my butt.I was so scared LOL.Glad the tenant wasn't there.

I recently purchased a SFH for 68K as a rental property, needs mostly cosmetic touch up.

My options are Make offer stipulation I can get financingWait and hope it doesn't sell and remake 40k offer with owner financingObtain private loan (already tried family and friends, all too risk averse and uneducated) make low cash offerFriend of a friend put me in touch with some bigwig hard money lender with a legit company.

I actually have a friend who is currently doing wholesaling and flipping, so I will definitely get in touch with him.

And once you have a proven track record, you may be able to work with a local bank to get a business LOC or some other type of loan to fund your projects at even better rates than 8%. you can I have a flip line that is 6.5 % on drawn funds and a 1 point annual fee.. do as many deals with that 1 million line I can a year..but some years I never touch it like this year.. just sat there.. so I paid 10k for nothing..

It seems to me from my internet research that I can't touch the deposit unless he fails to pay rent or causes damage to the property.2- Is it wise to touch the deposit before he leaves?

Hoping he'll see something in me that makes him want to share his expereinces and continue to stay in touch.