My thinking is that by renting to a residential care facility I can effectively utilize all the space, earn above market rent, and help provide a needed service, while avoiding tenant parking jams. 

Similarly, a credit report fee upfront is reasonable, but these can often be avoided as well.

They've been avoidant, unwillingly to communicate with us/disclose their names in the beginning, and hid whenever they saw my mom.

To help avoid this we’re planning on giving clients the option going forward to let us know if they’d like to be filed early and we will adjust document deadlines accordingly. 

Moving forward scaling with hard money loans may be the best bet and would avoid the headaches of living in a construction project. 

I’ll avoid rentredi.  

The only bad mistake that should be avoided is buying a bad location.General Tips: I could spend hours talking on this one.  

Use this meeting to gather their perspective on the property and understand their goals before making any offers.Keep It Informal Initially: Avoid jumping straight into specifics about pricing or terms.

Hey @Zongfu Li, you should try and work with a mortgage broker to avoid these scenarios.

A line of credit won’t commit you to a monthly payment unless you use the money, so you can avoid paying interest when it’s not in use.