If you are looking to grow a sizable portfolio or even build a business, I would argue it can beneficial to know the nuts and bolts behind the accounting. 

Then, you know exactly what you are arguing about.

Harder to argue the 2nd dog. 

In response, appraisers argue their local market expertise and understanding of the nuances in each home make them imperative to the process.

But if it seems too good to be true abd has been sitting a while be weary and have that inspector go under the house, up in the attic, scour bathrooms for leaks, roof needs to be thoroughly checked abc of course 100 year old home comes with pretty wonky electrical situations most often. jyst do yourself a favor and know what you are getting into but if you have $ for repairs snd can update the units cosmetically you may be able to raise the rents When they turnover.

Since the tenant is arguing there's a different amount for the deposit, they obviously were not involved in competing the estoppel which means it was done improperly and is pointless.You only have $1,000 for the deposit and the deposit should not be applied towards anything until the tenant vacates and the lease is terminated.

I'm going to argue (or "muse") here, that the stars have aligned, giving Jerome Powell and the Fed a clear mandate and little in the way of distraction to doing whatever it takes to beat inflation. 

The non-refundable pet deposit sounds like a fee, so I would deduct cleaning fees from any regular deposit the tenant paid  If the language says "non-refundable deposit" could it be argued legally that this is not the same if the word "fee" is not actually in there?

If you purchase the commercial property at a favorable price, cap rate, and favorable loan terms I would argue that might be a good option, but if those factors aren't there and the BRRR's provide higher ROI's then I would sway towards that option.

With it being called out explicitly in the extension we hoped that it could be argued to be a mutually beneficial decision rather than having the borrower sign over DIL now (which he would be willing to do rather than have a FC recorded).