I agree with Erik, although their are some investors out there that will help fund the down payment/entry fees that you mention, they typically are friends and family that trust you and believe in you.

I've only had to do this 5-6 times, but I won every time.I don't believe in punishing all future guests for the behavior of a rare few.

Quote from @Giacomo Matthew Degl'Innocenti: I very understand your speech but it's hard to believe the tenant has nowadays became invested of a far bigger responsibility than the landlord in making it possible to be having depicted an accurate profile also because is the landlord indeed who's on the business and receiving the money.Thanks your intervening here though  There is zero logic in any of this. 

After I reached that goal, I set a new goal of 3x the required income for financial independence with the intent of giving 2/3 of it to charity.I don't believe in leaving a massive legacy for my children.

I believe they only focus on work in Indiana.

Good move, I believe the rates are going to get better in the first quarter of next year too!

It's not an effective strategy but a lot of investors believe throwing in high end appliances in itself secures a buyer. 

Occasionally I catch some cleanliness issued that I am not satisfied with which I believe is due to variability in attention to detail between people on their crew, or lack of training and familiarity with my property.I've seen mentions of the value of post cleaning pictures from hosts on other forums.

That is how I've operated for years, well before the NAR fiasco and as agents, we have always been advised from referring to status quo, standard, typical, etc when it relates to commissions.It continues to amaze me how many buyers/investors believe the agent value is finding them "deals."

TIA I've gotten 80% on cash out refinances with HouseMax Funding, I'm in NY but I believe they're nationwide.