It often doesn't seem to be practical to insist that the tenant complete the checklist in my presence at the very moment they move in.

If it's listed on the MLS you often will have a hard if not impossible time selling it; why should a buyer buy an MLS listed property from you that they could have bought themselves straight off the MLS.

If I "forget" this expense when I buy the properties, then I am committing myself to a lifetime of tenants and toilets in overpriced properties.It takes longer to find/make deals that fit our model.

I would say continue to market and market often.

I work with wholesalers often, although I am on the other side of Seattle than where you are at.

And you are correct, Market and Market often!

It is a form of price fixing and market allocation, often practiced where contracts are determined by a call for bids, for example in the case of government construction contracts."

. - Perhaps some concerns about tenants putting money into the property and somehow getting some vested interest in the property.I would say that the contractor doing a bad job is the most likely.I've head of tenants doing some upgrades and it going well.

James Tobin, I see E-Myth often at the thrift stores around town so if you feel like "hunting" a little bit, you can save a few bucks to put towards your REI.

More often than not, it is smaller in size and looks more like a residential loan, from a loan amount perspective than not.