I would be far more interested in hearing from landlords who have had difficulty evicting someone because the tenant was exploiting this supposed weakness.

Knowing this, I asked the owner's realtor if they could possibly end the lease this month or the following month (with me extending the closing an extra 30 days).

Some states have extra requirements when dealing with domestic violence victims.

A few things this has taught me Keeping a property well maintained is definitely enough to stop a tenant (me) from moving Paying for those extra finishing touches seems to not only command higher rents, but also get a higher quality of applicants (and I hope tenants) I very tightly scheduled individual showings.

I think the 4/2 had a 24K BTU (it was ~5 years ago) and required an extra drop from the utility company and a new panel. 

While using the listing agent gives them an extra incentive to close the deal, they never owe any allegiance to you in any way, shape, or form.

Of course you don’t have to spend a fortune to do this – just a couple of extras can help to position your property as ideal for that target market.4.

How difficult is it to do fix and flips while working a full time job?

The 'extra'  equity and loan amount will hurt your cash flow for that property but what if that' extra' was $10k that you were able to use your buy a note that returns 13% annually.

If feels like slimy way to pull an extra 10% out of the owner.