It offers little protection against negligence but good protection for contract disputes.

Renegotiating some utility contracts (garbage and removing some on site office paid internet/phone bills) 5.

Christmas is still open as well.We don't get a ton of bookings in the winter other than the holidays and even then not every year.

I'm hopeful to start going down there more in the Winter months to dodge the Iowa cold in the coming years.

But as Chris mentioned, buyer has to own the property, not a contract for deed or something like that.

If you enter into a business deal that requires signing contracts, both parties have to sign & you always get copies of those documents.

Great if you want to add rentals or non owner occupied properties to your portfolio but not so great if you wanted that winter log home in big bear CA or Mammoth lakes, CA.The good news is you're from TN so you have no earned income tax from the state on wages only interest and dividends in certain cases so thats a pro right?

I have it contracted at 285. property is 3/1, with a unpermitted toilet in basement.

I told him he can break the lease, but according to his contract until I find a tenant - he will be responsible to pay the lease. 

I'm under contract for a nice double and was hoping to use part of the money for my portion of the down payment.