I can’t imagine it ever drying out if it did.

Restoration company, with a $500 deductible for home insurance, is drying and working on fixing tile that is water damaged, grout that has eroded, drywall that needs replaced, etc etc.We have about a dozen examples of issues similar to this.

I would guess in the near future you'll start to see meters that automatically shut-off after excessive use.

I realized that carpets were completely dried and called restoration guy to remove them if not required.

When a tenant moves out, transfer the deposit back to Checking so it's ready to apply towards expenses or refund the Tenant.If you end up with excess funds in the Checking account, I recommend you transfer it to a third account designated explicitly for future investments.

The drawback you have to fit "in the box"; 20% down +, excessive reserves requirement, specific restrictions on tradelines, assets guidelines, DTI under 43%, owner occupancy etc.. if you are open to ARMs you will have a bit more options..Also need to consider the type of property - if condo/condotel banks might not finance at all.. there are many factors to consider we do have some good outlets for jumbo, would be happy to review your scenario and give you a quote.

Just kidding, this thread is too martini-dry.  

Don't get super aggressive where you run dry of cash or put yourself in a pinch.

The larger brokerages are usually too prohibitive and costly, lots of oversight and charging a lot of excess fees in addition to hefty commission split.

Your excessive use of ALL CAPS shows your overly emotional investment to a very low stakes situation.