I am sure aa my statements reflect it as well as having a previous move out date which they paid the day of eviction and were able to retain the property.

HOW SHOULD THIS BE STRUCTURED SO I RETAIN THE RIGHT TO MY PROPERTY DURING 5 YRS IF BUYER DEFAULTS ON A) HIS MORTGAGE B) TI & C) OUR PMT?

You would have to retain so much a month that it would kill every deal. 

Can this wall job be retained as repair cost?

But they are arguing that there is no written checklist at the start of the agreement and thus we cannot retain any money from the deposit.

Mention the circumstances under which the deposit might be retained as well as how it will be returned at the conclusion of the lease.Make sure you have enough insurance coverage for renting out a room by checking with your homeowner's insurance company.

Retain a real estate attorney or title company and I'm getting pretty much the same representation as with a buyer's agent.If anything, I see this as a threat to buyer's agents, who may well find themselves disintermediated like travel agents and neighborhood stationery stores.

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Also discuss with the contractor the time expected for the project if its small, mid or large and if it needs permits and how long would it take for permitting and all, also payment terms, make sure you go with payment terms that are fair to you and the contractor (so many terms but most common is monthly based on completed work with an upfront for materials) and ALWAYS keep the last payment until project is closed (retainage) and you do your walkthrough and if there's any issues you write them down and provide the contractor with (punch list to release the retainer once they're corrected or fixed). read about how to deal with contractors and always ask for references but it really depends on how big the job is, personally I wouldn't spend too much time doing due diligence on small jobs such as door latches or shelving rather on additions, layout change and other scopes.Good luck!

I am considering retaining ABA and wondered if you're still with them and satisfied since your post was 2 years back.