And when mentioned it's in context of housing costs are too much, and to make housing costs affordable "for all".

Pros: - Low upfront cost- Very high profitability (we average 23k per deal of profit) and the ROI is AMAZING- Sustainability - so many land owners out there don't want their landCons- Can take 4-6 months or so to see results- Marketing is expensive, we send mail to acquire properties.

I found out who did it for them and the cost was 1/4 what they charged at the workshop.They also offered a deal, but I didn't feel ready .

Any input appreciated - thank you. how much was your water and engineering cost?

Tell them you want your deposit back in full plus compensation for them breaking the lease and any extra costs you incurred (eg did you have a cancellation fee for movers-I doubt it as you said you didn't know when you planned to move in).

Unless the Lender will allow you to set up an Escrow Account for any Repairs the Appraiser may find ( so long as the total for these repairs doesn't exceed X amount of Dollars ) ?

extra cash down saves you interest, but costs you the opportunity to make money with those dollars otherwise.

The reason for this is you are already being hit for these costs in your payment, so hitting you with the deduction on your returns would be double counting. 

That’s means this one claim for under $2k after your deductible could easily cost you $1,000 or more per year for the rest of your life.

I believe the primary issue is the 20 year term on a typical commercial loan.My current focus is on buying and hold duplex properties, and around me that put the total acquisition costs around $200-250k, with total monthly rents being 1.0-1.3% of the purchase price.