We had to see a lawyer about this and in the end learned that this was her tactic for bullying tenants into keeping their entire security deposits.

You can use multiple letters as long they add up to the amount needed and make it clear that you're going to combine them to pay for the property.

We financed with a combination of the remaining line of credit and a low interest credit card.

well, it sounds like you have thought things thru for the most part. but to combine heat and hot water will require you to have a boiler system, and those can be expensive. even thousands of dollars more than a conventional forced air furnace. that $600 a month is nice, but how long is it going to take to recoup your costs of installing boilers and water heaters in all of your units???

And if you pre commercial thin you can create the necessary ring counts and knots to jump into an export grade log which will bring 20 to 40% or more in value than a domestic log.So if you combine this with the same buying principals that most of us RE folks look for IE a deal day one..

Hello BP family, I am looking to make an offer on the following property:Condominium 2 bedrooms2 bath1,204 sq ft patio with storage, near pool, wood floors, washer/dryer, fridge includedseller wants $1,850 per month and wants to sell for $335,000I checked the comps using Zillow and it looks like a comparable unit that is a 2/2 that has all upgrades and is asking 313k, the owner said this unit just sold for 310kall the upgrades: dark wood floors throughout, granite counters, stainless steel appliances, recessed lighting, pedestal lighting, upgraded trim, counter back splash, new cabinets and fixtures, floating shelves and a new HVAC unit.Whereas the unit I want to make an offer on has none of these things, but does have a larger square footage (1,204 sf compared to 952 sf).

In my past life I was a public safety officer (combined police and fire) for a city department in California. 

What if you did a combination?

In some areas the showing apps are used a lot, in other places you just may get a combination code to the lockbox or a special card that is part of your membership to  NAR (the national association of realtors).

We have considerable working income for our age (170k a yr combined so far) so we figure in 5 years we should be able to complete this 3 times over while still being able to cover expenses god forbid there is a lapse in rent.