I am working with a seller on a unique property in Somerville / Cambridge, MA line in a very hot area and am wondering the best way to attack this.

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In a hot market you cannot afford to not know your repair and ARV numbers EXACTLY and you are learning why.It is now RARE for me to be buying a house where there are not multiple offers on.

Not trying to scoop your deal, (all my rentals are in NH, I don't buy in MA) but the location matters, you can PM me if you like.Who pays the heat and hot water?

For an issue like indoor air quality, though, tenants could make the same claim and send their landlords down a similar rabbit hole.

So if I want to do a general inspection, and we can't agree on something a week or two out I will say ok I will swing by tonight with written notice that I will be entering at such and such a time on this date (a couple days or week out).If the central air is tapered with or you believe it is I would explain that their are issue with the unit that cannot be explained by the mechanics of the model.

Hi Kit, Cary is a tough area as its a very hot market, you might want to check out Durham - prices are much lower and there are a higher percentage of renters than in Cary.

If the markets hot and all the "deals" are gone, then wholesaling probably isn't going to work.

Besides the right to breath air (even that is regulated) there are no rights of any kind that are free from some type of restriction in our society.

My question is this, how will the decision on whether to rent us an apartment be made given the following:Her:Very good creditIn the militaryHas significant savingsMe:Not so hot creditA defaulted student loan (I'm currently rehabbing it)A released tax lienSmall amount of savingsExcellent rental historyThe apartment we are looking at is WELL below the housing allowance given us by the DOD.Would one half of a couple cause a rental application to be denied?