@Adam Harper, so does that 2% work in your favor, or against it?

As an ex-NYer, my recollection of NY tenant/landlord laws is they were heavily skewed to favor the tenant.

In a market with strong rental demand and favorable landlord tenant laws, I love C+ working class assets.

. * is connected to public sewer.The hatch to the crawl space or any previous means of accessing the crawl space was sealed by the owner in favor of small (approx .5' x 1') latched doors where you can see into the crawl space to "mitigate against rodents".

You can find free ones from the State of Utah, but they are not very well written and are designed to be as unbiased as possible, if not, favoring the tenant, which isn't what you want.

If my suspicion that he is a serial credit abuser is correct, then by the time he is a couple of years into rebuilding his credit, he will not want to risk having an eviction from you on his record, or a judgement in your favor.

But fortune favors the bold.

While not explicitly stated in the tax code that I am aware of, this has gone to court several times in the favor of the taxpayer.

They did you a favor.

In my case, it actually works in our favor, because nobody else can reach him too, so we are clear to have a shot at it.