Gents, I was raised in C-ville, graduated ‘04 from Woodland and played ball at Shorter in college.

The seller has to know that people are going to come to play ball if she's making demands like a non-refundable deposit. 

Income will be documented from tax returns but won't play a big part in the value assuming they are all 1-4 unit properties.

Parking dead cash in real estate is really only hoarding.

At this point they are playing the waiting game with the company/agency.

We also need our basement entrance to come out the side or back corner of the house, as we don't want our renters having access to the backyard where our children play.

The house is the worst house on the block so there is room to play with values.  

I know the larger/commercial property managers play this game of overcharging based on a "comfort fee" and have the volume to back up this strategy. 

I don't remember where the bible says that this is all ok, but I guess there's probably a commandment that says don't pour concrete down the pipes or load the heating vents with dead fish, but no specific commandment about sabotaging doors handles.I'm not trying to bash Christians here, by the way. 

Tree Trimming. 1 dead 2 Trim $1500It has made a huge difference in the curb appeal.