It stops nonsense before it starts and keeps your property safe (and your sanity intact).Hard on Paper, Soft in PracticeMy lease was stricter than a middle-school dress code: no overnight guests, no smoking anywhere, and quiet hours that would make a library blush.

Still, my soft heart left my head feeling pretty rough, like a "failure".I don't think with your experience and 17(!)

I applied for a HELOC and when they ran the title it came up that the 8k grant is actually a second "soft" lien against my property that will go away after 5 years which prevents this bank from allowing me to have a HELOC.

These are all upfront soft costs before you break ground. $300sqft to build at least.If you have any sort of mortgage on the property you will need an attorney to handle the mountain of paperwork the bank will give you for a lien release. 10k+, also probably some nightmare terms to have to build and sell immediately and god knows what.At this point a year has passed and you have spent at least $60,000 cash, you're about to break ground on a structure that will cost you at the very least $400,000 to build, you are still 1 year away from cashing out because you have to now build a house.

In my free time, I like to play pickleball, bass guitar, and I write real estate based articles on LinkedIn.

.$24K in soft costs (permits impact fees etc)$200K (or less) buildout of the house (size tbd on after-build-appraisal) Likely going with 2/2 A frame 1000 sf.

It tends to hide marks better.Walls: Neutral tones like SW Repose Gray, Behr Swiss Coffee, or Moore Classic Gray are renter-friendly and modern.Trim and Doors: Use a crisp white like SW Extra White or Moore Chantilly Lace.Accent Walls: For a touch of style, consider an accent wall in soft blue-gray. 

The resident pays the second month on time and then, and only then, do they get the concession.If the market is soft, and we are having trouble renting, before we consider concessions, we look at the product, the marketing, and lastly the price.

bad tenants need to be strictly held to the lease or the will try to take advantage of landlord softness. 

Prices are a little soft in Memphis at the moment, but I think that will change when interest rates go down some more.