I don't think that taking out another one would be excessively risky.The market I'm in, South Carolina, is one that is landlord friendly. 

You can also pay flat fees if you think an agent would add value.

Say what you want about that but I'd be looking out for myself and if the person doing the reference checks isn't smart enough to go back further... that's on them. in markets for rental areas that have high proportion of tenants  like the mid west were something like 50 to 60% of all folks rent.. your telling the truth flat guarantee most landlords with a bummer tenant is going to say anything they can to get them to move on.in nicer areas of A class 700 fico tenants this is not really as big of an issue

My question is will the excess funds go towards paying off the Commonweath lein? 

The biggest advocates of climate change are those that use in excess of 10x the global average, maybe 100x.

We called up three different agents asking to see it and none of them would show us the property because the gentleman that was selling it had used one of those flat fee to get it on MLS but was not using an agent. 

This could be especially useful if you have high-cost debts to clear or other investment opportunities to fund.Cash-out Refinance:If current rates are favorable, or at least not excessively higher than your existing rate, and the cost of refinancing is justified by the equity taken out, this could be a smart play.

I found all sorts of things to reference for an eviction including excessive damage to the property, signs of an animal, lack of yard maintenance, oil spill on driveway, smoke detectors removed, the unit smelled of smoke, appliances that came with the unit moved off site ect... 

Also, for ground-mount systems, most developers require 200-300+ contiguous acres, a relatively flat parcel, no wetlands or endangered species, and three phase power line access adjacent to the property. 

Recently the thermostat was showing 90 degrees for couple of days and tenant was very upset about it (understandably) and informed me about the excessive heat in the unit.