Your brand is how you choose to package all the features of your rental and all this information and present it to future tenants that makes them decide to rent your property over another.Establishing your brand is important because no two rental properties are ever the same and there is not easy way for a potential renter to rate one over the other.

My lower end notes are asking for deferment. 

Showed up to the courthouse and was the only one present, purchased for the price of existing mortgage.

@William Laranga Greetings,The scenario you presented is what is called a short sale.

@Brett Goldsmith If we have a wave, I think it'll be more of a two to three footer.This time around the loans are good, at least the ones made from 2009 to the present.

We will probably see a damper in overall activity with yesterdays Saver At Home order, sellers will start to defer listing their homes and the more casual buyers are already retreating.

You're essentially giving up a 41% return on the $26K, and probably putting that in a deal that will return less in the short run.Also, in general, the more aggressive partner should always defer to the more conservative one, imho.

A virtual walk-through maybe the way to go, however I theorize a retail buyer likes the "feeling" of being present in the property.

Usually, only heating oil USTs associated with commercial properties are regulated. thus, most home heating oil tanks may and often are taken out of service without any oversight from state regulators.Second- the rules that are in effect for heating oil tanks are usually less stringent than for diesel or gasoline tanks since heating oil tends to thicker and may not migrate as far. as a result, many states just require tanks to be cleaned out. they may also require the tanks to be filled with sand or concrete to prevent collapse. but sampling may not be required.Third- the key to determining if a tank has leaked is to collect soil samples from around and beneath the tank (groundwater also if groundwater is shallow). another quick way to see if a tank is leaking is to "dip" it with a stick that has a paste that turns color in the presence of water. generally, if water has gotten into a tank, it can mean oil has leaked out of the tank (although a certain amount of condensation may be present even where there is no leak so this is not a infallible test).Fourth- if there is currently a tank in the basement, ask the owner if there used to be a buried tank (a/k/a underground storage tank).Fifth, If the tank has impacted the soil, the cleanup generally varies from $25K to $50K though the costs will depend ont he depth of the contamination. i once had a home with a heated pool that had pressurized piping and used diesel. the contamination went down 40 feet and the consultant went crazy excavating the soil to the tune of $400K!!!

Everyone knows that Capital Gains can be put into Opportunity Zone Funds to defer taxation for 7 years.But what about if you have a mix of gains and losses -- can you elect to treat the gains as gains and invest in OZ Fund to enjoy the deferal AND treat the losses for separately and carry forward to offset additional later gains?