My renter states that there is chlorine in the water that causes them to sneeze & cough.

Thank you.You may want to get your feet wet by becoming a private lender and getting 12% return by doing joint deals like we do with our investors.

1% isn’t a deal breaker, so the realtor shouldn’t loose a deal over that. 4000 isn’t a big deal, so the realtor who isn’t coughing up 20 % and isn’t taking a huge chance waiving inspection would definitely be willing to go from 12000 to 8000 commission on a 400000 house.

You're saying if I get it wet then it will scrape/sand much easier?

@Mike Hern Hopefully the developers that build real homes have access to real wet water rather than water rights…I heard a short while ago that water was an issue in this market.

Fidelity is probably now going to require the wet signed copy to be certain.Often recordings are digital and no human eyes inspecting the written words. 

And, more closely related AirBNB, "Airbnb paid a tourist $7 million after she was allegedly raped in a Manhattan rental — a massive payout that is part of the firm’s widespread push to hide such shocking incidents, a new report claims.The stunning sum doled out over the previously unreported alleged crime is just part of an estimated annual $50 million that the vacation company coughs up to pay guests in legal settlements and to cover damage to hosts’ homes, according to Bloomberg."

And on the dryer side, people would take a family of 10's soaking wet clothes and throw them in the dryer....all at once.....and break it..Eventually enough is enough.   

Long Island man who hasn’t paid his mortgage in 20 years dodges eviction againA Long Island man who hasn’t paid his mortgage in more than 20 years got another free pass from the courts this week after hiring a new lawyer.Guramrit Hanspal, 52, hasn’t coughed up a dime to live in his East Meadow home since making a single mortgage payment in 1998, but ducked eviction for decades by filing lawsuits and bankruptcies, records show."

House hacking is generally seen as an easy way to get your feet wet with real estate investing.If you're living w/ parents or essentially rent free and intend to continue that for awhile, I agree investing outside of your local market (even out of state) might be best.