Why are you paying $300 in additional brokerage?

Best to focus your energy on what you can accomplish in the coming days and weeks.

If you have an area in mind I can ask my rep to add it to the list and I would be more than willing to share it with you guys.

Reach out to others on the forum that have accomplished what you are striving for and most will be more than happy to talk strategy.   

I know this is an Old post but @Sebastian E. were you able to accomplish anything?

Only one additional point:  if you make exception for this tenant's request, you can open yourself to all sorts of possible discrimination claims from other tenants."

It costs less than $500 to start an LLC and about $1,500 annual for LLC tax returns.It should save you a good amount of coin in the long run and provide an additional layer of liability protection. 

Keep in mind that they usually find additional damage once walls are opened up and that will cost more.

I'd talk to a lender about delayed financing and see if it fits what you're trying to accomplish.

Since we have additional cash to put the required down payment on a conventional loan I'm inclined to go that way and avoid collatoralizing our primary residence but can someone help me understand the key differences between HELOC and HEIL and why I might be wrong in choosing a conventional loan over the existing equity options?