Make sure your lease states when rent is due, when a late fee will be applied (if any), and when a notice to perform will be delivered.

With 780+ credit and 40% down coming from our own home sale proceeds, using our current lender's "customer for life" program to re-apply, and with perfect payment performance over 8 years with them, is the 28% front end DTI written in stone, or is there flexibility?

The problem is, the ERAP program is out of funds, and even though tenant applied for program AFTER funds were already gone, the judge has said because the OTDA has not ruled on this tenant's case, we cannot evict based on ERAP- BUT the OTDA is no longer reviewing applications because there's no money to be issued.  

I'll tell people I have x amount of applications turned in but they are still welcome to apply.

When a charge is due, apply the funds to the charge.

Right before Christmas week, I was given news that we finally had the engineer report and that the permit would finally be applied for, but something or other error or complication - I'm not even really sure - prevented us from using the report and that we would have to find another way, and of course I wasn't going to get any updates through Christmas and New Year.

This may involve ways to make it mutually beneficial for the builder to prioritize my building over others in the community, otherwise applying pressure on the builder, clever ways to close even before completion (which maybe is the dumbest idea ever? 

These deductions apply to mortgage interest, property taxes, operating expenses, depreciation, and/or repairs.Landlords can deduct the ordinary and necessary expenses for managing, conserving, and maintaining their rental property.

Check with your agent for the professional and see if there are any restrictions or exclusions that would apply.  

Regarding selling homes, i am working on it and able to sell 4 homes in last one month with rent to own option... so lets see how it goes.Can you please provide me some tenant screening tips for mobile homes as most of the processes we follow have worked for us in apartment building but those rules doesn't apply here.. such as having good credit erc.