To reduce calls about clogged drains I now make sure to clean out the sink and bathtub drains between tenants.

My fear however, and the thing that prevents me from moving forward with it at this time, is that I have accumulated a lot of debt, and family responsibilities that I fear will prevent me from getting a loan for an investment property, and also not having an excess of available cashflow to be able to build up a down payment.

Out here in Utah, the contract that agents have to use prevent them from being assigned unless they have written permission from the seller.

However, only if something outside my control prevents me from providing the premises.If not, what would their damages be should your house catch on fire and then you not be able to return those monies?

Does anyone have advice on how to deal with termite prevention?

They are just another moving part that will break or get clogged with chicken bones.As far as the electric goes, anything that cycles should be on it's own circuit.

I've seen FHA appraisers mention a hole in a screen as if a pencil bent the tiny square hole in a rounded shape saying the screen would not prevent a fly from entering.

Michele Roseland,Yes, they can prevent it from being rolled over.

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I take the end cap off near the downspout , if the downspout isnt clogged the water goes down , on a heavy rain a good portion of the debris goes out the end .