To my amateur eyes,the property appears to be in very good shape except for some cosmetics, the electricity and water are turned on and worked.The bank is only allowing a 7 day inspection period, and as luck would have it I'm going out of town (driving trip) for the Christmas holidays.

I hope that you will all take my showing up here at 2am on Christmas Eve as a show of our seriousness about seeking feedback and continuing to improve our product.

You need to understand the local market.Last Christmas I was talking to a relative.

I have contact with my tenants on average twice a year, once to send them a Christmas Thank You gift for being a good tenant and I allow them 1 complaint a year!

When you can give away property to single moms with children and veterans returning from overseas (without a mortgage)... it's like Christmas all the time!

Merry Christmas 

All of my worst tenants were either inherited like yours or ones that I accepted at this time of year between thanksgiving and Christmas.

But It happens every time Christmas rolls around.

I'm a little meaner when it comes to cracking the whip so I have high hopes of a habitable space by Christmas.  

We increased our offer and made another offer last Friday.LESSON OF THE WEEK: WHEN NO ONE'S BUYING IN LATE DECEMBER, BUY, BUY AND BUY BECAUSE...I was worried last month - before Christmas.