I just listened to your pod cast and learned quite a bit, especially about old naked woman!

But there were damages because of a dog & he left us a $525 water bill & the lease was specific about 60 days written notice.I approached her to track him down for payment but he had moved in with another woman (2 miles from our home) & was working off the books to avoid child support & their health care payments.

I was all set to put my grungy pants on and get to work, but my wife (good woman that she is) sat on the checkbook and ruined my fun.Ultimately, the upgrade question is what convinced us to use a Realtor.

In my past life I have owned a woman-owned HVAC company in New York City, I have done some investing in tax liens, and have attended several tax sales.

This woman kept a small dog that relieved itself on the carpet & the hardwood oak floors ..... here is what my guy had to do to repair it ..... the $300 non-deductible pet deposit didn't quite cover it !!!

Second would be to query neighborhood folks about their own house, and the word around the campfire (I avoided a house last year because the woman I met in her front yard had a story or two about mold and contractors not being all that satisfactory in response to it (I know, negatives rise to the top more easily than positives do, but still, I became worried and began to fret about big builders).Part of me wants to work harder for a living and do 1-3 fix and flips a year, the other wants to get into a buy and hold so as to use leverage.

Also, by the looks of it she is a very traditional Korean woman, and I need to respect her cultural business practices.

But the new tenants were willing to wait & the transition was great.In the days of our 'rent to owns' we would do the same & schedule an open house as soon as we got notice of them vacating & we never had any problems.However, last year we did have one very difficult, miserable, stubborn, mean, impossible woman who would not comply.

Being a woman, and a wife and mother, I can totally understand where your wife is coming from

I know a woman who has missed a few payments on her mortgage and her bank is allowing her to do a short sale.