Is this a wood structure, metal structure or masonry structure; as this effects the level of design work needed. 

I don't know the laws about a deposit limits...that's why we hired and pay a property manager :) The pm is a licensed Realtor and actually the broker/ owner of a local company and manages several other properties.I've gotten some new info about the situation and no longer  think he may be trying to keep the deposit from us....it really never was collected (there are emails between pm and tenants to this effect).HOWEVER we were never notified about this.  

I own a condo in the Eastern Inn & Suites, so I go up occasionally (although I've been thinking about selling it lately).

To determine the real long term worthiness, consider that you're effectively a tenant to yourself. 

. $50K in cash can go a long way if used effectively!

Sounds like you enjoy flipping.Yeah, I think I'm probably best suited to flipping right now because of the rehab/remodel skill set I currently have, which even itself is limited. 

Hi everyone I'm curious to everyone's opinion of the United States economy/dollar and its relation and effect to the rental market if the federal reserve don't raise rates and eventually collapse the dollar.For those that currently have rental investments, I'm curious to your thoughts and plans for such events, and what do you think will happen to mortgage loans if money is still financed, and renters?

Check out the podcast if you haven't already, there are several great episodes on effective marketing. 

@Tracy Royce  in this business if your doing any volume your dealing with one or two of these a year.Always tough.. although what I finanally learned is that it rarely gets better you just need to bite the bullit and follow the letter of the law.NOt sure about protected class. but I have one right now in my market that could go that way.it took me 18 months to close and it was my first suit for specific performance in 42 years in the business... phase two is to move this person out.its a city lot the house was so bad I paid over 60k in city code enforcement fines to close escrow. that's just the fines folks..

I didn't have the cash on hand to get started so my wife and I put our house on the market because we had a lot of equity tied up in it and decided a less expensive house would suit our needs.