Don't make them feel that way.Seventh You have to emphasize how it benefits the seller, over getting (or ultimately not getting) a "cash" offer.Eight you have to make it easier to go with your option, rather than waiting for "someday" getting a "cash" offer.Ninth have a backup offer you can live with in case the seller doesn't like the first one.Tenth  Practice, Drill, Rehearse, again and again with someone, until it just rolls off the lips.

(Especially the house basement rental, since it’s part personal residence and part rental.)I would consider all but (1) Bar and (2) non-rented house portion to be countable hours for Taxpayer’s Real Property Trades or Businesses for REPS hours.I’ll still give my thoughts but first blush is I don’t think you will get there as (1) you're already close to the threshold already and you’re including the bar hours, which I would assume takes a decent bit of time, which should be excluded as not a real property trade or business.

These social media stars play on the individual's natural sense of greed while giving lip service to their plans to manage exposure, because they tend to only have the same one or two tricks in their bag as everyone else - refinance & raise rents being pretty much it.

At first blush, a duplex renting for $2500 for $689K isn't a slam dunk deal.

I built a house for a specific tenant, that had no steps inside or outside the house, plus other features such as a roll in shower with no lip, and no cabinets under the kitchen sink.

I believe they had a cookbook that would have made Julia Childs blush with envy

Number three on my list was an adult film and toy collection that would have made Hefner blush.

Then those tiles can be removed (and should be numbered or otherwise marked for reinstallation) and that will free the tub lip from the rest of the tile & backer board.

As many give good lip service with no intent to ever perform. 

With what has happened to the stock market today, Jay Gould would blush.