If the say it is for rent - try to negotiate a lease option and control the unit, offer to do all the repairs n take care of problems for a discount on the rent with an option to buy in the future, some or all of the rent applied to the purchase. 

The people in the room are the people you do business with they have the deals, the money, the services, the knowledge, the legal help and everything else you need to do a deal.You could try to make those connections here on BP, but nothing beats going to a meeting and talking live and face to face - you might event get to meet Andrew, he speaks from time to time - or all those vendors - we had 40 of them in a room last month just for everyone to come ask them questions.So find your local group - where ever it is - find or join several. 

That said, I'm looking for a little advice or to connect with others who have gone through a similar project:Does anyone have experience with any or all of the above strategies?

If you're slowly increasing but still slightly under market, have a better product, or better service (or all 3) and have rental comps to back it up, if they start to ask you can highlight these points. 

After submitting edited transactions and other inadequate proof I simply stated that the all charges were valid, but we were willing to review any information she chose to provide as proof. 

The good ones use some or all of these tips to run their business.1.

These would be your evidence should this end up in court (typically Magistrates Court here in Georgia).Many tenants who believe some or all of their security deposit has been unfairly kept are often told to write what is known as a "demand" letter demanding what they believe they are fairly owed and giving the landlord a certain amount of time to return these funds. 

If you don’t meet these requirements and haven’t yet sold your home, you might consider delaying a home sale until you’ve satisfied the necessary use and ownership tests, he adds.If you rented out your primary residence for a period before a sale, however, you may lose a portion or all of the exclusion, McGuff continues.

@Landon Lehmann many investors borrow against their primary residence equity to invest.Getting a HELOC can also be the path of least resistance and cheapest.There is risk though, that if you investment results in a loss or lawsuit that you could lose some or all of that money and more (lawsuit).Getting more insurance is typically easier than setting up an LLC and meeting all the requirements to separate your business from your personal assets.What are you doing to source potential flip properties?

Since they don't want to meet they likely know there are things that need to be repaired and don't want a confrontation.Document any damages and send the required letter stating if any or all of their deposit is being used and an itemized list of damages and the cost of each  and if their deposit doesn't cover all the damages.