Tell them to print the invoice and take it to the front so you have a register receipt.However, the worst thing is MANY MANY times I have caught them rejecting larger rebates for no reason.

Plus, owning local won't require a management company to cut your margins at best and mismanage your property at worst! 

The 25 year veteran officer said "this isn't the worst I've ever seen, but its probably the 2nd worst".

All of them cash.I'm pretty happy with the return, between the rentals and the appreaction I almost already doubled my investment.But well, now with the LLC owning 6 properties, an income history of 5 years of rentals and the possibility of put them as collateral warranty if in the worst cases I cannot pay the loan.

Like @Michael Noto said I would just prepare for the worst & keep your dad on standby. 

I do not know if Cuyahoga Co only auctions 'free and clear' (meaning no outstanding filed liens) properties OR after someone picks up the place, some lending institution comes out of thin air wanting an unpaid loan or worst, some deadbeat who hasn't paid child support in 17 years and the gov't comes to collect as a first lender (even before the financing guys get a crack at collection). 

Ontario has one of the worst purchase price to rent ratio in North America

So that way, worst case, you can covert it to a long-term rental if something were to happen to AirBnB-ing.

:(Thanks for the mention, Basit.Jacob, you called less than ONE HOUR ago, and on October 15 out of all days of the year, the worst day for tax offices.

It's amazing how sometimes the seemingly worst experiences in life can turn out to the the most positive.