It is vital to my business ethics.Yes, I have discussed the property with the major (licensed, permitted, insured) players in the market and no, so far none (at any price) are looking to take on such a relatively small and infrequent job.

Both renters describe themselves as clean, but their habits have been challenging to manage.

I also understand the tenant screening process is absolutely vital to ensure they are a quality tenant who will make payments.

Knowing this, all investors should set out on a daily basis with the goal of eliminating premises liability exposures, exceed the implied warranty of habitability standards; be responsive and reasonable with tenants; Screen and work with- licensed and appropriately insured contractors, property managers, brokers; Use contract management to shift risks and defense; avoid your own conduct and conduct of others that arises to negligence and certainly gross negligence.

In the meantime, I would comb your local market's investor facebook page to find investor deals and get into the habit of analyzing deals and then running it by a trusted investor or agent.

That said, I avoid making a habit of case-by-case exceptions because it can turn into tenants testing boundaries.

They’re the result of systems that reward the right habits and filter out the rest.

Some people have chosen to follow bad advice and bad attitudes and bad habits.

We are taking over after the demo stage and because the house is gutted and not "habitable" and no bank will finance it -- the seller has offered a short term land contract with a balloon at 60 days.The issue is, now all the typical banks we would use are telling us we cannot refi a land contract that is under 12 months.

A clean, functioning curtain setup is fine for habitability and avoids any more risk.3.