And when they rented they talked about buying it.. so went from Hey I will buy your 1.2 mil prop to I need rent to be 1k.. so not passing the sniff test.. how do you ding a tenants credit..  ? 

This way you can dodge the "self sufficiency test" for FHA and get 3 doors under 1 roof. 

I would also contact the state licensing board.The chances of getting money from him in court are slim, if anything the negative reviews, notices from BBB, notices from the state board, then the notice from the court will force him to come to you to pay the damages and go back to hiding under whatever rock he scurried out from under.  

I got my degree in Accounting, passed the CPA test, and went to work for a Regional Grain Marketing firm.

Thanks for the post.Since the lockdown in Chicago neither us or our current clients haven't had renovations that required them to pull permits but we're about to close on one that will require us testing the system.

But it's literally EVERY SINGLE TEST EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

I'm fairly confident that I can get 1k/month per unit based on testing it out over the last year renting the front part of my house on and off  and same central location but actually in downtown (have gotten over $800.00/month in high season while only renting 8 nights a month in a shared space).

How 'bout routine testing pledge, too?

I listened to both as audiobooks:The Book on Advanced Tax Strategies: Cracking the Code for Savvy Real Estate Investors, By: Amanda Han , Matthew MacFarlandBuy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat: The BRRRR Rental Property Investment Strategy Made Simple, By: David M Greene.Also, I have not tested this one yet, but I have a feeling it's going to be very helpful:The Book on Negotiating Real Estate: Expert Strategies for Getting the Best Deals When Buying & Selling Investment Property, By: J Scott , Mark Ferguson , Carol ScottPing me if you want to chat. 

Learning real estate is not hard, Find a Broker who offers a few weeks of training, then take your state test, poof you are a realtor.The challenge is learning to become a good enough salesman to earn a living selling real estate.The best way is after you take your test, then find a Broker like Coldwell Banker that has a great Mentoring program, then affilate with then for 1 year while you learn the ropes of SELLING and the tedious task of CONTRACTS