I ignore tenants lawyers threats because I know that lawyer is simply fulfilling their clients requests to intimidate their landlord.

While I have been apart of deals, and have read plenty or book and attended numerous seminars, I don't know enough to fulfill my duties as a mentor. 

I hope that this site and the many people you meet along the way will be fulfilling and enrich your real estate endeavors.

I hope to form lifelong relationships with each of you and be of assistance to you in any way I can now and in the future.

And then he gets a cat as a pet...wouldn't I be fully within my rights to fulfill the terms of the contract and keep his deposit?  

The necessary steps are: 1. a definite purpose backed by burning desire for its fulfillment, 2. a definite plan, expressed in continuous action, 3. a mind closed tightly against all negative and discouraging influences, including negative suggestions of relatives, friends, and acquaintances, and 4. a friendly alliance with one or more persons who will encourage one to follow through with both plan and purpose."

Make sure your ducks are in a row and you have a solid plan that allows you to move in within 60 days of purchase, while fulfilling your obligations to the first purchase requirements of 1 year of residency.

If you happen to have a family and a SUV that has great crash-rating is important, then getting that SUV fulfills you, your family and clients.

I recently graduated from college and plan to make RE a lifelong career.

I'm thinking that even though the house may not have a mortgage, could it not be possible the owner has not been paying taxes, or not fulfilling other local code violations?