Both had signed (month to month) leases and paid a $1100 security deposit upon move in....I'm concerned that I was lied to by the owner and agent...The tenant should provide evidence of both the security deposit and the lease.

Apparently, when the police are "watching" you waiting for enough evidence, they pull you over for something stupid every week, or at least that's what the officer told us when they called to tell us about the raid after the fact.

You can scope the chimney from the top and see if the current liner has deteriorated or isn't safe to use (evidence of pervious chimney fires, cracked/pitted/missing tile or exposed grout, etc) This should run around $4k all in (including removal of tile liner), unless this is an extremely odd shape or size. 

@Scott P.If I had to choose any one of those applicants and ONLY those applicants, I would ask for at least a few months Bank Statements proving that they are not currently undergoing an eviction or has been paid up.I would actually ask for 6 months Bank Statements.Weed out the ones that have been paying late or not at all.You may have to weed out all of them.This at least gives you a bit more of evidence to help you make a decision if you had to take one of the applicants.

You will know that most successful people do not even read the email that is sent to them and how to control outgoing email that is evidently too expensive.   

I noticed a strong smell of smoke and some cigarette butts out or whatever other evidence.

And most underwriters will want some type of evidence on the value of the asset to make sure it's reasonable.  

As evidence of gouging from these evil investors, then will call to lower the limit to 3% or less.

I know there are STR's still going on down there where the landlord is local but not technically a resident of that home, there will always be people who skirt the rules when money is involved, but if you have a day to blow reading ordinances and rules here's the link:  Charleston STR Official Website Well for my projects I think it will be self evident the front big house will be owner occ and the back house a STR... 

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