I would even obtain a COFI arm permanent loan where the payments were based on an interest rate lower than what the market rates were.

So you should have a flipping arm to your REI company. 

It was an expensive articulating arm mount.

This is obviously very gross, but when I went to my lease document and pet policy I couldn't find anything that explicitly said this was wrong. 

Hoping to not have to pay an arm and a leg but willing to pay obviously. 

That’s reallly where I like being, I rather buy 100 doors at $200 per door, than 10 for $900... get decent cashflow today, and the wealth tomorrow type thing.We buy dozens of SF units each month in one arm of my real estate business, which can include the low volume hard rehabs, or high volume turkey style properties.At the sametime I’m also investing my cash into MF directly myself, or via syndications. 

There are stacking companies on BP who charge an arm and leg for this.

remember, its profit, not income...To protect your corporate veil, you should have all the documentation in place, such as a contract especially since its not an arms length transaction. 

,Revise the lease: Amend the clause to explicitly state "deposit due upon lease signing, seeking legal advice, or even canceling the lease are options to consider.

Banks or credit unions often offer ARM programs and 25 year programs.