It was labeled as a university.  

If you have the hud label that'd be better. 

There are 3 ingredients to a successful direct mail campaign:1) A highly targeted motivated seller mailing list (absentee, probate, pre-foreclosures are some examples);2) A well crafted letter that appeals to your motivated seller and makes that seller call you; and3) A follow up system (send several letters and when they call and if they've shown some motivation, follow them up until they sell their house to you or someone else)The above is what happened and what I've learned in my real estate business.

This way it is not labeled a deposit in anyway and if they extend their lease (hopefully) for many years, you continue to make the fee as opposed to a one time deposit.

Before we used to each have a monthly $450/month out-of-pocket budget we’ve increased that to $750/month, mostly to buy better ingredients for meals.

It could take a little longer but, believe me you are not in a hurry because you are not going to get rich fast any way.Know for sure your success depends on "Marketing" to generate your own leads not others so called 'leads' that are pulled out of many websites using some scripts then labeled and categorized to you as motivated sellers for example when in fact they're not motivated at all.Real estate investing starts with marketing and you need the money for it.

For example, we label/assign all shelves in the fridge, pantry, and freezer.

And if I wanted to go to "big boy court" as one attorney labeled it, even if I won, I would most likely never see a dime. 

If I'm not effected by it I cannot fully grasp the negative effects that it has on someones physical, financial, emotional, wellbeing... as much as I may try to be aware of it.Not sure why you have to label that as virtue signaling.

Decent from a cash flow perspective and has all the ingredients for appreciation.