That can only reflect well on you and your business.Like I said, I'm brand spanking new but that's how I've always conducted business!

This sale was conducted by a USDA rep, not the master commissioner and it was at the property, not at the local court house.  

A business person understands their industry, the basics of business conduct, ethical requirements, they understand accounting at least to keep their taxes straight, they understand the concept of value for consideration for their product or service and it being in line with industry norms.

To me, building a buyer's list first is a little like having shoppers lined up at your storefront door before you have a product to sell.

Make sure their expectations are aware of your conducting a rent assessment.  

At most, I'll either have 2 guys working independently from each other or 2 pairs of guys where one of the guys is a helper and not making as much.Many items at Lowes and Home Depot also have a lot of overhead that can be avoided in many instances if you are a savvy shopper and use coupons which can be purchased online (10% up to $5000 or $10 off $50 from mycheapcoupons, also raise.com for another 7-10% off) or shop elsewhere (Harbor Freight for tools).

Is there any part of the deposit we can keep even though we didn't conduct an inspection prior to her moving out?

The new rules that went into effect on 5/1 are called HVCC (home valuation code of conduct) - search the boards here and you can find a few posts from an appraiser who gives his thoughts.Unfortunately appraised value matters more today then at another other time - I have posted here a few times about the importance of getting an appraiser to give you values - meaning you can't rely on your own comps - on Realtor comps anymore - you really need to spend the $$ for a value check / desktop or actual appraisal…can save a lot of headache before you buy a property.Unfortunately there isn’t’ a lot that we can do about it.

And when I say very few, I mean perhaps a dozen of the 300+ homes that I have conducted energy audits for in the last 2 years have had well designed passive ventilation.

The requirement that an attorney is required to conduct closings in MA is not by statute but by case law.See: Real Estate Bar Association (REBA) v.