They put down one dog on the application.

If you need to build up cash, there are a few things you can do including: finding deals for other real estate investors (i.e. wholesaling, bird-dogging, etc), saving money every month from your job and/or having a side business to build up capital. 

If you're taking care of the aforementioned items and anything else that comes up, and all he has to do is put some money down, a 50/50 split is a great deal for him. 

Just state calmly they need to take care of the property or move out.

In my experience, clean tenants that take care of the property do not have German cockroach issues.

She opted, like many lottery winners do, to take the smaller lump sump payment up front, rather than the time and energy associated with taking payments over time (i.e. selling them off one by one at a higher "market" price)The appraiser didn't care and used comps from foreclosures, that had been flipped after being purchased, from 2-3 years ago.Appraiser, like anyone else, do things for unexplained reasons some times.

I sold a duplex in Minneapolis that had at least that much elevation change from front to back.Some people will care, some won't.

Also if it's a TRUE distressed homeowner - they won't care what the card says.

OR  seller just wanted to unload and told the broker to list it low and they did not care what happens...

I want an agent who cares about my cash on cash ROI and my cash flow.