Ensure you have an itemized invoice from the cleaner, which can help justify the deduction.Reasonable Deductions: Long-term tenants often leave normal wear and tear, so I recommend being lenient on minor issues.

As far as timeframe, anywhere from 21-45 days depending on how quick a borrower gets their docs to underwriting, how long the appraisal takes, etc.

I searched for properties that stay on the market for a long time.

Curious how this will play out in the courts (granted it's LTR) and affect pricing products used for STR such as PriceLabs (which I use but have to seriously manually adjust for very specific reasons). I'm aware that ...

I do a good bit of long distance real estate investing and I am considering going into as new area. 

I work in similar facilities and there is a lot of wear and tear on the property.

We are currently under contract on one of the lots.

Quote from @Melissa Vass Scott: Hey everyone, would value your opinions as we are working towards building a real estate portfolio in the US. 

Anyways we are working with an attorney now.   

Quote from @Megan OConnor: I am new to investing and we are thinking about a STR in Ludlow, VT.