Asking early keeps you in control of the process.And just so you know, you don’t have to carry all of this on your shoulders.

Loosen up the discounts during the shoulder season. 

James, based on your previous posts, you seem to have some kind of “chip on your shoulder” when it comes to licensed real estate broker/agents.  

Rub shoulders with the rich and it'll all come together. 

It is the taxpayer (me) who shoulders the burden of establishing that bank deposits “should be excluded from income or allowed as deductions.However, even when I was depositing the rents directly into my own bank account, the fact that I possessed the rents did not conclusively create a tax liability for me.

If you ever need a shoulder to lean on or want to bounce ideas off someone who has navigated that market, feel free to reach out.

Looking to sell one more for the load off my shoulders and peace of mind that I won't get sued. 

The only thing I would reply to what you wrote, and what I think will help you with what might possibly be a valid chip on your shoulder, is that you say you were being described as a huckster, but JD doesn't know you at all to my knowledge.Part of what I have been saying on here for years is that responders are taking everything as a personal assault on them, but when they do, it's because of an issue they are having with themselves.

Take the housing savings and principal pay down while having your tenant shoulder a chunk of the debt burden.

Look at how much you are paying for housing costs with the tenant shouldering some of that burden and factor that into your return.