I don't see it as an issue but many still do, at least in my small town where the majority of renters are elderly people looking for low maintenance housing options.

She isn't thrilled that her refund is so low but I was able to give her an exact account of the revenue minus expenses and she thanked me.Far fewer phone calls.

I am considering doing this with a 0% APR credit card to avoid a loan. 

Go wtih what works - but intelligently.We offer a free month of rent, but to avoid desperate people, we credit 50% towards their 2nd month (to make sure they can afford 1st month rent + SD) and then credit the other 50% the 5th month.

If your house is old, value is low. 

If I have several options, I would prefer a HELOC with no initial draw requirements (i.e. to establish a literal line of credit that I have no specific short term plans to use), i.e. not something like the better.com HELOC. 

It's interesting because of the low start up capital and potential for higher returns.

I've been self-employed for only 6 months, and loans are proving difficult to come by despite my great credit (not to brag, I'm moreso frustrated and seeking help).

Any local bank that does this kind of financing should be able to approve you as long as you have a good enough credit score and never declared BK.

I'm wondering if a BLOC could help to build my business credit.