But they contain an upside, which is that you are paying for water that's going into the ground, and when you fix them, your water bills will improve.  

It must contain a start and end dateIt must be signed and datedIt must generally describe what your looking for.  

@Jason Koehl I would be tempted to bring any contractual documents you had with the realtor (and your friend) together with the bad tenant's application form containing fictitious information and consult an attorney.

This package should contain your bio, photo, contact information, a detailed list of the criteria of property you are looking for (size, price range, area, type, investment play strategy, etc.), and the list of information you need to evaluate a property.  

It is then very contained.

@Zach Amit Your email should contain like this:Dear Contractor, here is your punchlist, 1.... 2.... 3....

Also, relative to the possibility of contamination, I can help you make sure that that the purchase agreement contains language that makes getting the money from historic carrier(s) a little easier.  

However, it's interesting to hear that it would potentially be a poor investment.My main goal is to house hack a property that will pay for itself through rental income while I occupy a small portion of the property (e.g. the top floor of the second unit that I would build).I got a quote from "Giant Shipping Container" homes for $250k for a 2,000 sq foot, three story structure that may be a decent option for the second unit.Do you recommend I that I instead build a large addition onto the existing home to maximize potential rental income and simply design the addition to allow for a separate living space for my wife and I to feel like we have our own lives compared to the renters on the other side of the wall?

These clauses are contained, in all Promissory Notes nowadays.

That sounds like it could contain bias and you really should take an application in the order that it was received and run it through your process.