We employ the BRRRR strategy and keep rotating capital.

How much I may be straining just to buy something.  

Many of the property managers that I've begun meeting have a rotational sheet/list of items that are bi-annual/annual/5 year/10 year, etc, of things that need to be maintained so they stay on top of those items before they become problematic.

. , in the post above, hosts a monthly meeting which rotates among various locations.

What I do when that happens is rotate the photos so it isn't so obvious it's the same property.

They may have a suggestion.When it comes to family, there is no business or buck ($$) worth straining that relationship, so I would make sure you have her blessing before moving forward.

You also have similar cash back cards like the Chase Freedom card that offers 1% cash back on every purchase, and 5% up to $1,500 on rotating categories(home improvement is usually one, gas stations, warehouse stores, etc.) biggest perk to a card like that is the 15 month 0% interest and a $150 bonus when you spend $500 within the first three months.

In my opinion if they signed a lease and gave deposit to hold the property and it is clear in writing what the next steps are and they do not perform per the agreement then they have violated the contract and forfeit the security deposit because that is what was holding the property and you could have leased it to someone else so technically you could be out potential money.Now the flipside to this is you may be right all day long, but if they sue you over this you have to get legal counsel to defend yourself and deal with the headache and mental strain of battling this, probably spending way more then if you just gave them back the money and moved on.

The is an original patio cover over part f the yard, which has splitting wood at 3 of 6 post bases half way up the 10 foot posts, 5 of the 6 have wood rot at the bases where they meet the concrete and are erroding, the Simpson anchor straps are not attached to the posts bases on 4 of them. 

Unfortunately Coaching soccer was not very lucrative and strained me from a capital standpoint especially when I went into the wholesaling business.