The risks here have the most weight in determining success or failure.

Honestly I'd rather have it fixed up front so I know it's been done well - HUD houses are often uncared for even when they were owned (think about it - if you're about to foreclose, do you have the money to upkeep infrastructure?).  

With a majority of all things being equal, I selected our PM with weight on that termination clause.Certainly put us at ease that if, for whatever reason, either party is unhappy in the relationship, we can cancel the contract. 

I admit it sounds like your market is telling you to install a fence (and increase the rent).The problem with the fence is that it will require upkeep and it's one more thing to mow / trim around.

So many things fell through at the same time and it ended up keeping us here.

Again, this is usually taken directly from the owner's pro forma (and weighted against the comps, if there are any).

I have read that having a separate pet deposit causes potential problems when identifying future damages.Pet rent by weight0-20 lbs $20.0020-60 lbs $25.0060+ $30.00If the dog is a puppy, $40.00 for the first three months and then $25 after that regardless of the weight of the dog.Looking for some feedback about the reasonableness of these fees!

You get a useful space that won't have a ton of upkeep and will be enticing for future tenants.

We are currently in a position to leave our current residence and live rent free in a home paying only utilities and upkeep.

The dryers had a coin slot, but the washers took more money and had a coin slide device.Someone figured out early that year that if you put quarters in every slot of the coin slide and pushed the coins halfway in, just short of the point when the coins fell through the slots in the device, and then put all your weight on the slide and physically yanked the slide out again, the washer would turn on and you would get a free cycle without paying.