Give them so third party excuse like, "After showing your application to my partner, he doesn't feel you'll be a good fit for this rental."

excuse my spelling.

First time they are late take no excuses.  

Plus, I could see people ending up doing things "half-***" (excuse the language) if they are still rehabbing, but the tenant has already said yes.

You cannot make the excuse that I do not have money and so I will wait to buy houses when I have money.The #1 thing that holds people back in real estate is the mindset that you can do it all yourself.

At 93 years of age he excused himself to go get a pad of paper so he could take notes of our conversation.

Please excuse any typos.

A vacant house costing $800 a month will eat you out of, excuse the pun, house and home.They went from paying $800 every month to only paying $100 a month.

My excuse was not wanting to get involved in something I had no idea how to do, and not wanting to lose money because of that lack of knowledge. 

Buyers and their lawyers often are just looking for an excuse to go after an investor -- they feel that you have "deep pockets."