Look through the rules and regs and the existing lease to see what notice is needed to move the home out.  

You can also give notice that you will be improving the apartments which naturally means an increase in rent.

For Sale by owner, Sales Agreements.I’m curious to learn what clauses or protections others builds into their sales agreements to ensure (or allow for legal action) if a private seller sells their property to someone else / backs out of your deal once already under contract.Fortunately this has never happened to me and the last 6 properties I bought were from private sellers without a real estate agent or attorney, however It could and likely will happen at some point...

I am pretty familiar with all the areas around Atlanta so I too have noticed it being very competitive.

Try short term owner financing #1, #2 Private Money to close #3 Hard Money.The fact you put $ into the deal before closing is not a good sign but eh- it happens.

When using private money for investing in a buy and hold property how is the deal structures typically?

There is a area that I noticed that has a lot of inventory.

So you're a civil engineer, what's the going rate per hour in your fieldOn a side note, I think I'm going to stay clear of an SBA loan and get some good old regular financing on the property (cause I can buy it on my own) then bring in some private equity to design and build it out.

While in Austin I was going to get my RE sales license and focus on leases/apartment locating, but now that I am back in New Orleans I have noticed that the leasing works totally different here,  hence puts my plan out of commission.

@Alison P.I wouldn't get in the middle of the truck damage itself, but I would consider looking through your lease and sending a notice of violation.