Pass.The biggest mistake landlords make consistently is trying to make a applicant, that clearly does not pass screening standards, pass by searching for reasons to justify accepting them.

They require an inspector to come out first; is that standard?

I am currently visiting Mumbai so gimme a few weeks until Im back to my Sports Illustrated quality pics in CA j/k :)

It does affect cashflow, and it's fairly standard.

Removal of a tenant for breach of lease must now meet the subjective standard of "Substantial"Here is the bill http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2013RS/bills/hb/hb0315F.pdf?

Second option would be to sell it at a surplus.Property List: $120,0003br/1ba (standard for my area)Median rent for 3br: $1100Property is in good condition and the area is nice and upcoming.

If the numbers still work great, if not you can back out and should be able to get your earnest money back, depending on the contract (this is pretty standard on TX, check with your agent).

All that stated, if you are in a college town and renting a "4 unit" with 12 leases, you will likely have a tough time insuring it in a standard market.

Standard pools are about 9' deep at about a fourth of the pool, tapered, transistion up to 3' deep at about a third, I'd guess and average depth of 6', so about 280 yards or 5 dumps @ $150 a load delivered here for fill, $750.

Just like you could raise $$ more quickly and easily if you have a quality profitable business going.