In fact, after seeing the rent rates the thought that popped into my head was "if it were me I'd be sitting fat and happy with that cashflow, but I'd still advertise it for sale at my "make me sell" price and be tickled by the cash-out if it came."

We're all million dollar fat cats juggling 100 apartment buildings in a portfolio, don't'cha'know, and living off our yachts on the Riviera.

We’re not getting fat by being lazy; we’re doing the work ourselves.

But what you see is affordability as a big fat Oxymoron. 

We’ve already cut the fat including thing that are “wants” and not needs and we still have a lot of things that must happen before we can list it including some structural projects and sump pump issues etc…I’m working two jobs and caring for 3 kids and husband is working 10-12 hour days so obviously time is limited.

The mentality is "Ban the 46 OZ soda at the convenience store because people can't control themselves and they are too fat." 

If things workout then you can renew and then get another fat check.

Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered-free rent, fat chance! 

This means there are scenarios where it's easier to get a big fat giant 30 year mortgage than rent a place for a year... go figure.Those are the big ones that need to be navigated, other than that it's pretty standard FTHB stuff.

The practice creates enormous bad faith with renters, and that bad faith turns around to bite us all.Pigs get fat.