If you want I can send you some picks of unit I just rented that I had to fight to get listed as good and not average.

If your tenants keep 5-10 incandescent bulbs or halogens on when they're home, it can be like having a small space heater fighting your AC.

A note and deed of trust is actually safer for the lender and it's easier to do a non-judicial foreclosure than fight over a CFD and end up going through a jusdicial foreclosure process.

I hear you guys  , I just don't want to have to fight to get my deposit back in case the deal falls apart

One of your primary concerns should be to stay out of the courts, unless you really have to get into a fight. 

But if someone were to claim that they were the rightful owner of the property, whether they had any legal right to claim so or not, you would have to come out of pocket for ALL legal expenses to fight that if you didn't have insurance.

The Bozeman Tenant Union, which is fighting for to ban STR's would have an easier time banning these around Disneyland, than here, as we have strong property rights, lowish taxes, and the City is aware of who pays the bills to keep our town shiny and new.As the prime rate gets higher, and more buyers are pushed out of the market, it becomes very appealing to buyers to have some option to cashflow.

Also, you would want to ask your agent to fight/negotiate 2-3% sellers concession so that you can apply that seller concession towards your loan on a 2-1 buydown, which could lower your interest for the first 2 years.

If you don't have anything signed, and they have better offers you are fighting an uphill battle.

I now believe as long as America is willing to send guys all over the world to fight the dollar will remain the world currency unless someone can take us out.