You may be surprised but the vast majority of agents out there have no idea what a good flip prospect really looks like and they often refer investors to someone that does within their brokerage.2.

Nevertheless, I have been collecting HELOC references into my Evernote file.  

Are you referring to fees or something?

The tenents are doing up keep on their own because their image is at stake.

Tell him I referred you.

If you want to read up more on land trusts pm me , can give you more references

First, I would say that unless you reported the pot to the police, and then they advised how to destroy or they confiscate I would image your lease drug paragraph would have no legal merit in a court of law and or may be cause to find you guilty of a crime had you not notified the police.Second, as many others have said, you should base the deposit return on the condition of the apartment unit.Third, just because you can, doesn't mean you should.I liken the security deposit return to that of a 'personal guarantee'.

Unlike passive rental income, the income from an active trade or business is subject to self employment tax (a nasty 15% tax commonly referred to a “social security and medicare” by working folks).

I also used Google Maps 'street view' to pull images of the identified comparable sales. 

What courses are you referring too and which would you most highly recommend?