The unit rent is likely to go up in the short term increasing the cash flow. 

Its been my experience that most contractors aren't fun to deal with under normal circumstances, but if they even suspect they will get shorted, you're almost guaranteed that they'll stop work immediately and you will face this exact same situation again. 

The SoCal guy said, "you're never going to lose if you find a deal and keep it for the long term, don't focus so much on short term fluctuations."

Books, short seminars (don't buy into the upsales), BP membership...stuff like that.

They were all above 6% or were commercial and had short terms, adjustable rates and bothered me for my financials every year.  

The bank won't reduce what is owed unless if it's a short sale.

That number will be less than 100k in a shockingly short amount of time.

A lot of those kids are going to hang around for the summer anyway, as opposed to traditional dorm students.The only caveat is that it should be walking distance or a short drive or bike ride to campus.

I have never had a problem with people abusing this.I also have over 50 5 star reviews on Homeaway because renters don't have to want for any basic supplies.Did someone give you a less than stellar review due to them being short a couple rolls of TP?

Many didn't even try to short sale because it was of little benefit to them, and this resulted in entire neighborhoods being nearly vacant.