I froze mine with all 3 credit reporting bureaus after the Equifax data breach and realized I needed to unfreeze my credit with Experian so Cozy.co could verify my identity to release my prospective tenants credit report to me.

If you find a HML who will fund rehab costs they'll inspect the work and then release funds for partial payment (e.g. job is 1/3 done, you get 1/3 of the total amount).Also, keep in mind that even if you're not on site while the contractors are you need to be in touch with them.

One of there most recent book released by @Scott Trench (Set For Life) even has several chapters that recommend this approach.Secondly, if I do take the "house hacking" route, you make it appear the only logical route to take is Seller Financing.

Also, even after you resell it you can't release yourself from future environmental liability since your forever on the chain of title.

She released all of her contingencies this past Friday and now wants to come to our house to "celebrate her accomplishment and visualize her future."

As I mentioned above, my wife is starting to warm to the idea of REI, and she wanted to release Dower Rights on these properties. 

I go on a 20 day cruise with my wife on Wednesday to celebrate this event.rich Weese

In any event, generally if you break the lease they have to attempt to release it, and you are only liable for the time it was not rented, and releasing costs.

That's what I celebrate.

Have them sign the lease contract at same time. but the rent is not due until start of lease.If you have a written agreement to cancel the lease with this person, "they never moved in" the holding fee would be retained by you, those terms are in the holding fee agreement, as part of releasing them from the lease.You need to check the terms of your paperwork..You probably need to get new paperwork going forward to protect yourself in the future.A lease buyout. or termination agreement is probably what you should have presented as a remedy to the situation..Your out financially for advertising and re-renting and for lost days of rent,  you should be compensated for loss and the holding fee agreement spells that out..