Lucky for us, I received a screenshot of the recent survey from the last buyer that backed out.

I receive no compensation for referrals.

Be aware of annual escalations5.

I have came to the decision to pay for the rest of the work so I can start to receive money on this property.

This would be more likely if the person who does receive the deposit (or accounting) fails to share it with the others.Since each tenant may have a different “last known address,” it would seem that the safest approach would be to collect a separate deposit from each tenant so you can separately return them or account for them.

I've received bridge loan term sheets from the same DUS lenders that ended up providing me the agency loans. 

However, the people that pay cash are going to receive fresh eggs from my wife’s chickens.

2) having the knowledge you have now.. what is the best advice you have ever received and why?

For the first 4 months of ownership we only received the tenant portion of rents which amounted to a little less than half of the full monthly rents.

You may still need to be receiving any utility bills that you're responsible for either only during vacancies or at all times.