I’m installing a range hood and need to exhaust out the side of the house, through two layers of brick (built in 1890’s) I’ve tuckpointed everything but don’t know how big to make the hole for the vent to the outside.

With current market conditions, every investor needs to have a 3-dimensional outlook on the property and exhaust all options before simply passing on the deal. 

Some of our jobs are over that 5k threshold, but we it would be exhausting in the apartment world trying to keep track of separate lien waivers. 

I've been in communication with an exhausted landlord in upstate New York. 

WOrst case is that she doesn't pay the monthly rent amount, it breaks the lease, and I let her stay until the up front amount is exhausted.

I do have a last resort back up plan where someone could loan me the full amount but I do not want to go that route until I exhaust all of my options.

Don't start with courses until you have exhausted everything that's free.

In fact Navy Federal advertises the product as a tool to use if service members have already exhausted their VA loan.

The listing agent was clearly exhausted with this property, so I started asking some questions to try and get some info about the sellers, which I very much got.  

Find operators in your target markets, folks who have done a couple of deals who have now exhausted their friends and family network of capital and are looking to expand and do more or bigger deals, these are the folks that will need your capital.