The tenant fails to pay their last month's rent and leaves the place needing new flooring and paint.

The fact that she failed to disclose the animal indicates that it's probably not a legit ESA.2.

@David MartinezA quick search on furnishedfinder.com shows a bunch of available midterm rentals in that area so you can use those to help guide your price and strategy.

I get a new tenant at a LOWER rent, ALWAYS late, and then ... the septic tank GOES TO HELL

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need to get a better range on your ARV and not enough info to judge. 

Did you give her written permission to store personal items outside in a common area?

Best way to think about hard money is as a bridge loan.

@Maurice Smith 2nd vote for RL Management.Regarding owner payout timing, it's easier to pay sooner for Class A rentals, because the tenant payments are more consistent.As you go from A to B, to C, etc., tenant payments are LESS consistent, so many PMCs opt to pay owners later.

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