I have seen countless investors over-extending themselves in questionable markets, like in 2002 and 2008.

I have a different take as we rent primarily to extended families and bathrooms are important, especially with kids.

99.99% of listing agreements are exclusive (so if the seller were to find their own buyer outside of MLS, their agent still negotiates the deal and gets paid) and extend beyond the property going off MLS (so you can take it off the market today, find a seller next week but your agent still negotiates the deal and gets paid).

In olden days one could present a utility bill showing proof that one lived at the address ... guess that's history ...I offered her the opportunity to extend her lease for 6 months at a higher rent, but she is refusing to pay for a background report since she doesnt understand what information it will provide.

But to be safe I would want to add an option to pay back interest and extend the note for 3 to 5 years to be safe.

The tenant had painted the walls without permission, and they painted right over the electrical outlets and allowed the paint to drip down over baseboards.The tenant had allowed water to leak under the kitchen sink for an extended period of time and totally rotted out the cabinet and the floor beneath.Every appliance (7 years old) was trashed:  Nearly every handle was ripped off, dishwasher full of something disgusting that rendered it ruined, oven caked with burnt something or other, dryer broken.Several holes were found in the walls.  

If I recall,  7 days is a term in the tax code if you have an average rental duration you can be considered to operate a business (categorized like a hotel) as opposed to schedule E rental

Had an over size deck extended to close to overhead power lines.

If, a big if, the tree was so huge that it caused a landlisde and you had earth movement coverage (an extended version of an earthquake policy also known as DIC) then maybe just maybe you could trigger that policy (and most have 5%+ deductibles which would likely exceed $15k in damages anyway) but that would be a stretch.

So my question would extend here to, how can i find a syndicator who might be interested?