Also, there is no visible mold and no mold smell in the basement (there is a little on the caulking beneath a single pane picture window upstairs which I'll deal with).That didn't sit too well with the tenants as they have been looking online and finding information about how dangerous it might be, and it didn't help that the first report that I had done the inspector attached a boilerplate message recommending a full HVAC cleaning (ducting is 1 year old) HEPA vacuum, air scrubbers, double washing everything in the unit with bleach, etc. so now the tenants are being fairly combative and insisting that more needs to be done.

I will insist on a quick walk-through with my contractor friend, and if that is not allowed, I will walk away.

Rates will be higher than refinancing, but if you insist on keeping the first, this is a good strategy.

NOPE denied.. 1st comment - congrats on the overall success2nd comment - this must have been long time ago, when they insisted on paper.

I have a few stubborn tenants who insist upon paying in cash and I make them take the money to my bank with a pre-filled out deposit slip with my name and the last three digits of the account number and then they fill in the date and the amount of the deposit.

We have already talked to the owner and insists that we have to pay for both tub spout repairs.

If they are lying, they change their tune and will decline the offer and will be insistent that they don't want to be bothered.

The bank's title company insisted the contract did not allow for the buyer to use their own title company.

If you insist on DIY managing, you are in for a long and painful learning curve.

We have already talked to the owner and insists that we have to pay for both tub spout repairs.