Granted, the listing agent/owner should be able to paint a very clear picture of what you can expect to see as far as the condition of the unit so there aren't any surprises that kill the deal after the contract is signed.

And sometimes that will result in an expensive surprise like I did a few years ago.

Their answer may surprise you! 

So I haven't been on here in a while and was very surprised to see this post was still receiving responses.

The student housing community I worked for required all tenants to have a minimum of 100K liability and you'd be surprised at how many times we had to use their policy for some sort of damage to the property (i.e. flooding, fires, etc.).As far as rent payments, I would recommend using Venmo.

The devil came back sometime later surprised to find the Cajun just sitting around, not even misting, much less sweating.

Don't be surprised if they bank tells you they want a purchase contract and not an option contract.

With the government hopefully not planning to butt in anymore with short-term incentives, with foreclosures expected to be on the decline after a glut of alt-a and option arm defaults, and after what will likely be a rough off-season next winter, I have a feeling things will begin to improve next spring where I am.Also, if interest rates start to trend upwards, a lot of potential buyers will see an opportunity about to slip away and may jump into the fray, which should help all segments of the market.Of course, come next year, I have a feeling commercial real estate is in for a bad surprise...

not cool guys - dig deeper, you may surprise yourselves !

Funny, a little Google research has given me plenty of evidence that this isn't the first thing you've lied about on the forum...Given this, I guess I shouldn't be too surprised...