My realtor has gotten me $100,000 off a $300,000 property and advised me against selling to people who were nickel and diming me so hard it was ridiculous on a large expensive property and not a month later it was sold to another couple who was a pleasure to work with for over $75,000 more.

But I cut a deal with my father , where I would do the upgrades on my dime , he and I have a split worked out on the higher sales amount .

I was netting $500 a month but the way I saw it was I'd pay $500/month to NOT get a call from a scammy HOA trying to nickle and dime me for random violations.

It would not cost the handyman a dime, and does not change protection in anyway for him.

Sometimes they will contact you to rid of the Judgement. 2) Give it to a collection agency like you said.Either way, you are unlikely to ever see a dime.

Never invest a dime in a real estate deal until you ask these 38 critical questions:1.

No one worth their dime operates without legal assistance.

The best way to approach this is from purely a business and service standpoint; I'll say it again from a service standpoint - Owners will want to approach it as a 'partnership' whereas if they have issues, then you have issues and you share the responsibility of their dilapidated property or their ill performed decisions with them BUT at the same time some will want to nickel and dime you at every turn, in an industry that operates on nickels and dimes.... so my advice is for you to approach it from purely a service standpoint, no different than that from a landscaper, or plumber, etc.

They should be capitalized well enough to handle this and would have a reasonable expectation that their employees treat the property well so they get every dime of that deposit back.

Before you would pay even a dime, you'd need to see pictures of the car in the ditch  and being towed out.