Many times if you are just cleaning a place up the inspectors let existing noncompliant items slide.

exactly....you would NOT believe what we have seen pulled out of the blower motor because they removed the filter (but forgot to replace it).We even had one filter so clogged it got sucked into the blower motor fins & was subsequently shredded.I can remember the days when you had to go in once a month & oil the blower motor bearings by hand but those suckers ran forever.

The pricing was done by the agent and she suggested subsequently to drop the price, three times in a row.

However, if you know you are going to be a real estate investor and be self employed then going to law school is not necessary and will not help increase your income.If you had a law degree with a focus in real estate I would think you would save quite a bit of money by not having to pay a lawyer... and subsequently increase your income.However with that said...

They slide in at adjustable heights, and allow great dips, at home.

The more you let them slide, the more sliding they'll do.

(don't ask me why)If you can't be firm,don't get into RE.You can NEVER let something slide with a tenant.Last thought..If you don't have $5000 in CASH,NOT BORROWED from family or anyone else,you have no business trying to buy property.!!!

I'd take him in a heartbeat.Yet, if you charge different prices for rent, how are you going to justify that, unless you have a sliding scale bases on the credit score?

The subsequent owner dropped the section 8 contract, repositioned the building, and rented to many of the former section 8 tenants who were able to improve their circumstances.

Also, the fact that your initial hour is quoted at more than double the subsequent cost is a flag that many clients are not renewing your services due to lack of perceived value.