On the inside, the apartment was left pretty dirty..greasy stove from oil being over heated, dust all over ceiling and walls(an impressive amount), wall stains from what looks like candles or incense burning?

I dealt with Russians in Yugoslavia, Bosnia, and Kosovo and even took out targets in Iraq at the direction of Pres Clinton to take the Lewinski candle off his back.

My wife and I started a Coaching company and added Bookkeeping Services to it, in order to grow more.Then we bought a Candle business using Seller Finance, which wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for BP, and now there is a section to help others learn more about being able to do this!

@Courtney Olson I did this for my candle business but it could work for real estateMaybe offer Step Up  Payments too, as long as the number works, and hint at it helping wiht inflation and maybe combined it with an interest rate that is above typical inflation.A combo of something like 4% inflation to keep your same spending power as the years go, and we increase the payment by $25/month every 12 months so your spending power stays the same and you get a bit of a raise every year, then we could do a balloon payment in 10 years to settle the rest.Something like that could be an option. 

This has stood the test of time and has proven to be the better choice.At our 8-plex we had one tenant burn a hole in a plastic/acrylic tub surround when she placed tea light candles in the soap holder.

Open windows for a week and candles everywhere

If I get to Airbnb mode I'll decorate the interior of the fireplace with candles.

We've been burning the candle at both ends to get the unit we just moved out of ready to lease, and if I lose these awesome tenants because of a rental increase at this particular moment in time, it will be the last straw that sends me over the edge.

I'll see if I can round up some local recommendations for a mortgage broker and see what they have to say.Its not as rural around here as it used to be - its all subdivisions and commercial development everywhere ... though the traffic still doesn't hold a candle to the traffic in DC :)Thanks,Amy

This one is going to vape/smoke/burn candles in your unit/property anyway.This is why you send a copy of the application and tenant criteria prior to doing background searches, let alone signing lease agreements.