Lately, there have been more and more tenants that go online to buy an emotional-support dog certificate to avoid paying pet security deposit.

Oh, let's not forget emotional control. 

That’s emotionally and mentally draining.

If by “market price” we mean owner-occupant retail pricing driven by emotion, then yes, many investors won’t compete there.But I don’t subscribe to the idea that an investor must buy “below market” just for the sake of buying below market.Market value is simply what a willing buyer will pay.

We received an application and the report looked fine . . . no evictions, no criminal issues, credit score was acceptable – just what you want in a tenant no?

My lender has issue with specific exclusion language on my policy, that the policy was over 100 pages long.

We received an application and the report looked fine . . . no evictions, no criminal issues, credit score was acceptable – just what you want in a tenant no?

The first month rent was paid before move in and the second month is where the issues began.

We’ll walk the property, talk through pricing, and I’ll usually mention a few things they should do before putting it on the market.Things like checking nearby new builds, running fresh comps, getting an inspection done first, staging, making sure lien waivers are collected.Almost every time the response is something like “yeah that makes sense, I’ll probably do that.”Then a few weeks later the house hits the market and none of it got done.A month or two goes by and suddenly the house is sitting, price reductions start happening, buyers start asking for credits, or a deal falls apart after inspection.And honestly it’s frustrating to watch because most of those problems were preventable.Most of the time the issue isn’t even the renovation itself.

The square footage isn't an issue at what you mentioned.