Make sure you get all relevant documents prior to close including move in pictures, catalog, tenant applications, contact information, rental certificates, and maintenance records. 

I'm tracking mortgage applications as a 1st read.

Finally after constant nagging they passed along some feedback, "Oh yeah, some potentials have mentioned the large furnace in the living room as a reason for not putting in an application".  

It can be a couple thousand bucks for a survey and an application to hundreds of thousands or more depending on the size.

Part of that application requires a signed form from the owner giving permission.

Any kind of applicable hotel tax for short term rentals, as an example, would still impact an IRA.You should check with your plan provider and your local CPA.

Consider this, my SOP for on site staff who show properties for me when they encounter a brutal attitude reads: “give them an application say thanks for coming and tell them to put it in the mailbox when it’s filled out completely”... ie: push an app at them and get them out.

While you maybe skeptical about the application / execution of the Realtor Code of Ethics, at least is applies.While agents love to "double end" a deal, many times other agents bring the buyer. 

My deal is to offer a house seller-financed until the balloon is due in 5 years at which point, I either give the deed to title to record upon final payment or we're all done and they move on or renew - push the balloon out further - for a fee (non-applicable to the principal), on a 30 year fully amortized loan. 

My deal is to offer a house seller-financed until the balloon is due in 5 years at which point, I either give the deed to title to record upon final payment or we're all done and they move on or renew - push the balloon out further - for a fee (non-applicable to the principal), on a 30 year fully amortized loan.