A custodian has been defined in tax code and is required under section 408 which deals with IRAs.What I understand from your posts is that you want checkbook control.

Some people would define that as $400K-$600K and others would define it as $140K-$160K.  

@Sal Zizzo  Define "fishy expenses".

Account ClosedWe as a nation are definately in uncharted waters with this tragedy. 

For comparison, here are my numbers from postcards sent last month to targeted and filtered absentee owners in the Sacramento market: Postcards sent: 3713Total calls: 23Leads (defined as anyone with a house they want to sell): 20Lead rate: 0.54%Cost/lead: $72.40Now, most of those leads aren't much good.

Who are you defining expenses and who keeps track?  

@Lucas AmuchasteguiThe best defense in my opinion is defined criteria that is standard across the board.

Don't skip this step, as it is critical for banking, obtaining loans, and for defining the terms under which you and your partner dissolve in the case of a disagreement. 

@Aaron PetersonI moved your thread to the landlords forum.Snow removal ... it will be here before you know it ... .I've already put our RFQ as we were not happy with our service in one city last winter.In our experience, when it comes to landscaping/lawncare and snow removal, anytime you cannot define where one tenant's domain ends and another begins, the obligation falls to the landlord.If you have a side-by-side duplex or a row of townhouses where each tenant has their own drive and patch of green, you can hand-off snow removal and lawn care to the tenant ... though you are just as often better served to take care of it yourself and bake it into the rent.Anytime you have stacked units or a block (such as a small purposely built quadruplex), the parking and green space are common areas (just like stairwells in the interior) and fall to the landlord.

Defaults on a loan secured by real property via a D-T are processed per the power of sale clause in the D-T, and detailed processes are defined in Chapter 45 of the NC General Statutes (NCGS).