I just popped it back to where it should be and after 2 or 3 times they got the hint or gave up. 

The tenant proposed that he will pay for the insurance deductible in order to cover the damages.My concerns are that given my previous interactions with him, he doesn't fulfil his promises and kind of hinted in an indirect way that i can just keep his deposit.  

Not everything can be a home run.I am sure the Android app will be a huge success (hint number 5 or so in this thread).

Seller financing subt-to is what you need to work out with your family member.

Imagine telling your spouse that… Hey honey, we’re going to get $20k (or as you hinted $50k or more) less in tax free cash so my sister/brother’s kids can buy it for less.

What matters is what your K1 lists as income, not as distributions.Next hint is that your CPA mentioned claiming a real estate professional status (REPS) for you.

We look for market evidence to hint at what the value should be.

@Javon DixonAnother place to start is one of the apps on the internet that allow you to plug in numbers and data to find cost estimates.There is also this book that I hear about.....hint hint....on the BP that you should check out.BP book on estimating rehab costs

Another way to to go about it is to reverse engineer this thing- make absolutely sure you're working with a super-strong VA lender (hint- not the big names) and let them connect you with an agent they work with.

As Russel hinted at when mentioning his friend Marc, FHA approval means a broader pool of potential buyers, which means more people to bid, more significant bidding wars, etc, which will tend to drive values up (the inverse is also true, nothing kills values in a condo development faster than NO ONE being able to get ANY vanilla mortgage on it, which happens when the HOA leadership totally drops the ball).