I recently finished "Set for Life" and in it the author suggests keeping your investment savings (not your emergency savings) in the stock market so you can ride the general upward slope of the economy before you utilize it.

After the authorities take the body and finish anything else needed I want to be sure that there are going to be no future health risks for other tenants so proper cleaning is in order.

@Bryan HillInteresting thought, but whether it would reduce your property tax may be dependent upon your taxing authority.  

Today's episode of The BiggerPockets Podcast features Tim Ferriss, Author of 4-Hour Workweek, 4-Hour Body, Tools of Titans and now his latest title,  Tribe of Mentors . 

Contact your local housing authority and ask them about the procedures required to rent to tenants who receive rent subsidies from the Section 8 program.

And in that case, yes, the zoning authority may deny the application based on negative feedback they receive from the neighbors.

State on the lease that no animals are to be brought into the property without previous written authorization from the landlord.

-Ray Alcorn's: Deal Maker's Guide (This was authored in 2005, is it too dated or still have plenty of relevant content?)

I would just like to point you to the “authority” source against which you may want to verify responses you receive even from certified experts:https://www.irs.gov/publications/p547I wish it were an easy read.

It means the administrator of the Estate of the decedent hasn’t been appointed yet and given authority to liquidate the decedent’s assets.They are waiting for their court date and letters of administration to be issued.You can do your due diligence and submit offers to the agent handling the listing but,it won’t be officially approved until after the administrator is authorized to sign them.