Come to find out, the basement door actually was torn off of 2/3 hinges and is frozen wide open, so zero degree wind is whipping into the basement, clearly causing the pipes to freeze.Now, I'm gonna fix them, no issue (good tenant with a good relationship), but it occurred to me that I'm not entirely sure where the liability lies on this one.Clearly, the fact that he didn't accurately report to me the status of the basement door was the reason the pipes froze, but I'm not totally clear on whether or not that has bearing here.Thoughts?

From his Facebook I found out he recently retired as a mortgage broker. 

If you were to be in the market for a ‘fixer upper’ and getting into the world of REI (thinking ahead to using this as an investment/house hacking down the line) The Good Neighbor Next Door loan is another one that could work for you as a teacher (even if you worked part time and taught even a co-teaching half time schedule to maintain teaching status- I would verify that with a lender and still obtained real estate license (I can try to help you connect with some if you’d like) but for you specifically as some lenders you won’t be able to qualify with a commission based (potential at that for now) income for two years (two years of tax returns) in a lot of cases. https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/housing/sfh/reo/goodn/gnndabot Along these same lines a Homestyle loan product may work for you too, having a decent down payment and great credit score.

-Investors have too much on their plate to know the status of all of their properties.What solves all real estate problems?

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by casting a vote for it.If you think a response you read is good or answers another member's question well cast a vote for it.It's our own version of liking something on Facebook provided you're familiar with that.

by casting a vote for it.If you think a response you read is good or answers another member's question well cast a vote for it.It's our own version of liking something on Facebook provided you're familiar with that.

I have neighbors where I live right now who have done it and probably are in the $1 M - $2 M range but it is more of a status symbol for them.I had one actually share their net worth they had in 'foolproof' protection with me and asked me how much I had.

I posted the unit to Facebook marketplace without an address, and also have been utilizing the Zillow rental manager platform to post there as well.

Insurance won't cover due to non-occupied status.