You should offer compensation to the tenant.

If the tenant stays for years, the dog does put wear & tear on the house, and that tends  to compensate me better for it.

Below are actual case records of individuals who were fined huge sums of money for unlicensed brokerage activity.Chad Fields, Delaware, Ohio, a person not licensed under Ohio Revised Code 4735, was ordered to pay a civil penalty of $930,000.00 for committing between the dates of about November 14, 2010 through on or about May 31, 2013, 930 violations of 4735.02 by renting, leasing or negotiating the rental or lease of the subject property; offering, attempting or agreeing to negotiate the rental or leasing of the subject property; managing or offering, or attempting to operate or manage the subject property; and/or holding himself out as engaging in the selling, exchanging, purchasing, renting, or leasing of real estate for another, for a fee, commission, or other valuable compensation or the expectation of a fee, commission, or other compensation. 

Generally, the automated underwriter likes to see front end DTI ratios below 40%, although it will approve higher front end DTI ratios with compensating factors like high credit scores, money in the bank, low loan to value ratio, etc.

I have learned the seasoned investors love helping new investors get into the business, but you need to prove that you are serious and willing to compensate them(not in the form of money) for their time.

The landlord is locked in and so is the tenant, until either court action is brought by landlord or a mutual lease termination is signed by all parties.I'm sure the landlord in this case is ready to move on but her hands are tied until this is resolved.And why should she just fold and not recoup some type of compensation for removing the unit from market.

So I wait the 5-10 business days for the refund to be put back on the credit cards and any overcharged amount to be compensated to me from the banks. 13 business days go by and I see nothing at all come through.

A couple-three months of vacancy can kill a whole years profit and easily compensate for a slightly higher mortgage.

When the government has their hands in the market, it's causing disruption that needs to be compensated by things like higher rates, lower LTV, cleaner credit, points, etc.

Once closed, the agent that brought the purchaser is then compensated for "brokering" the sale or "introducing" the parties.