There were also some nasty cockroach nests inside along with some geckos (they eat the roaches).I know that there is an issue with drainage/grading outside that I need to address, but since the addition is at ground level, should I also add Z-flashing under the siding?

When the market is hot everyone eats even the people that are not that great at what they do because they get residual buyers and sellers in the marketplace.When market sales volume goes down and many are in a hold position then you have less sales to go around.

IT sounds the seller, wants his cake and to eat it too.

Hello there Deborah, May want to check to post I provided at forum topic: building credit as a college studentIn short :The way you do it is to apply for one of those cards to get the guaranteed approval and use the card only once.Step 1: When the card comes in the mail activate it.Step 2: Go to a local place to enjoy lunch for no more than $20 and use your new credit card.Step 3: After eating take that card back home or to a secured place on campus and put it in the shredder so you have no ability to use that card again.Step 4: When you get the first bill for the credit card go online and pay it off completely down to a zero balance.

Others need to eat.

My understanding is that it comes with many yearly association dues that eat at your bottom line.

I'd rather just eat the one month of vacancy so I lessen my own stress level.I've also had some good tenants where I felt comfortable showing the property before their lease was up and the new tenant was moving in the day after the current tenant moved out.I don't know that there is a right/wrong answer to it for me.

Always be weary however for those with other agendas, but for the most part there are some good, wholesome, and very knowledgeable people here on the site that don't mind helping you-free of charge at that.

Instead of waiting for him to call you (because he's a busy guy), I suggest you invite Ned out to eat and pick his brain - if you treat him to dinner he will dispense advice worth far more than the cost of the meal  (I also know one of his fave eating joints so message me if you need it).  

As @William Robison points out, these neighborhoods are gentrifying and this can be seen by driving down the street and seeing how people eat, shop, and play.