Why would you pose a hyper sensitive question about your people when his question is primarily concerned with issues his people deal with?!??

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Sensitive topic for a lot of lenders, they want to make sure that you dont intend to sell the property / or relist it any time soon if they lend on it.

I don't mean to brush against a politically-sensitive topic, but I do know that there are many people who are willing to work inexpensively if you pay them in cash and don't give them a 1099. 

Free for you, prospect tenant pays directly, you never see Social # or sensitive info

In the SF Bay Area, we have the following:(1) really, really rich people (including corporate/foreign buyers) - they buy what they want when they want to buy - mortgage rates be damned(2) really rich people - demand will typically correlate with the M&A/IPO market (3) rich people/trust fund types - demand will typically move with stock/public market(4) the house rich - massive equity build up in existing allows for a cash purchase or near all cash purchase - mortgage rates may matter but not too much (5) the high tech/professional income rich -  mortgage rate sensitive but not fatal to demand where two tech/professional incomes in the household coupled, possibly, with a nice loan from the parents (6)   normal people - these days, looking at Stockton, Redding, Boise, St.

@Bryan Zuetel you seem very sensitive.

Our lot was a burn lot from the 2016 fires so we were pretty sensitive about fires.No one has complained about grilling a little further away from the house.

Some areas may have rent stabilization ordinances, while others do not have any specific rent control laws.Given that this is a sensitive situation with a recent vacancy and upset tenant, it's important to approach the matter with transparency and clear communication.

I'm very sensitive to heat and humidity so I'm not really considering the Southeast.