Federal Reserve has reached the peak of its aggressiveness in hiking rates, with some saying they’re ready to up risky positions again.They already said they wanted to raise rates to 3.5% by the end of 2022.Federal Reserve’s plan is to raise rates and QT aggressively, crash the market, then step in and ease when inflation is down to prevent a 1929 type of depression.Don’t fight the FED.

Just make sure there are no roadblocks that will prevent you from executing your plan so you are confident the yield you expect to reach on the backside is achievable. 

Shortly, prior to closing a Notice of Sale is recorded which alerts everybody that a transfer is about to take place which stop/prevents/alerts nobody else to try to affect the Title chain (I forget the exact mechanism for this). 

@Jennifer Cropper It’s a two party check that must be signed by both of you….what prevents you from depositing it into Your account?

That wouldn’t necessarily prevent the seller from going under contract/escrow with another buyer….since there is no  longer any contractual obligations to sell to you, the release of the EM is a separate issue.  

I don't see anything unusual about that door that would prevent them from repairing it.

Also, sounds like the seller's forgot to disclose a 3 year lease, which really prevents anyone from using the property for their own purposes, so that's pretty material.

For unusual or extreme situations, you would charge the line item price plus your hourly for actual time spent.Individual line items might be window shades, window glass, toilet tank lid, toilet seat, towel rack, door hinge, closet door, outlet/switch, bedroom light, kitchen light, individual bulbs, ceiling fan/light combo, medicine cabinet, repair wall 6", paint touch up per 10' wall, flooring (by type), clogged or slow drain, food disposer, refrigerator bars, drip pans, stove burners, etc.

-Preventative maintenance plan-scripts...

I have now written a letter to the smoking neighbor (who is the owner of the below unit, not a tenant) and forwarded the tenant’s letter to the HOA, pointing out the clause in the bylaws preventing any "noxious or offensive trade or activity" (there doesn't seem to be anything specific to smoking, but I think this clearly covers it).