I read a fascinating article one time by a lady...I think her name was Diane Roggow.

We are a very conservative market and do not experience the wild swings in some of the larger markets.

I owner occupy and rent to ladies my age.

Having closed many properties things can change wildly while waiting for that first closing lol.

She was an elderly lady and her sister had driven from 6 hours away to help her deal with it all and to help her move back with her.

Geez lady just throw a coat of paint in it stop worrying about silly things and move on , yes in a perfect works the tenant would pay for a lot more than they do ..but sometimes you need to just chalk it up to speed bump and move ahead

Good information here on the different angles of it, thank you for the information all of you guys/ladies put.

They do not want to babysit agents and all of their wild ideas to try to close a sale.

If so you'd think either one agency or the other would have their act together enough to cover this poor lady's rent 100% without her having to piecemeal it together (maybe she got that debilitating neck drop that prevents her from working from looking down so long while filling out the forms from so many agencies looking for help).Or does $215 cover some rentals in your area (trailer homes)? 

If we did we would be taking wild guesses and lose tons of money.