.: Here's a good guide with links to the law: https://www.tenantresourcecenter.org/earnest_moneyIf you charge $25 and the credit screening costs $10, you can keep the $10 as income.

Even with those small pieces of glass, the cleaners need to take care to get any dust or lint left behind after wiping them down.I use various size dining placemats as covers for the glass which keeps them looking good and from damage.

Curious thoughts on the following scenario.Current SFR with $51k loan at 8.125%, just purchased with around 10% built-in equity on the property, $250 monthly cashflow (post expenses). Current individual stock portfoli...

All 17 or however many sellers want to sell, and we've agreed on terms for seller financing, but the problem is no one cannot get in touch with the last reminding person.

I’d love to stay in touch in the future.

we can do it not rented but rate will be significantly higher. easier and more cost effective to rent it. unless the bridge money needs to be paid back asap or you need the funds back to buy more, then a cost analysis needs to be done. personally id get it rented at market rent or a touch below if time is a factor. 

I was waiting until interest rates dipped down a touch more but I know they could also go back up in the next 3 months.

My advice is to keep trying because all it took was to find the right smaller bank willing to take a chance on me. 

Some things that went wrong were rather unpredictable, like an improperly buried wire for a sewer pump that the ground and hot wires began touching throwing the breaker.

Financial freedom comes from keeping property, not selling it.