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Additional charges will be added to the next month's rent and due and payable at the same time.

I understand credit enhancements and additional guarantors are sometimes required but to be unable to cover escrow funds and to give away deal ownership for that service is kind of crazy but back to the main point, the real issue is when the Co-GP is not truthful about their true role or embellishes their portfolio/ unit count. 

So things like, xbox/playstation ping pong for the kids maybe a turf strip to play some putt-putt for the adults etc...

Some offer it as an additional rider for more money.

In addition to what other said, because some landlords don't increase their rents every year.

So, let’s kick off this last chapter by learning how to squeeze every last drop of potential out of every property.Adding Additional Units.

Additionally, we addressed plumbing and electrical issues to make the property fully rental-compliant.

.- Books:  We have a mix of books including some local area/regional stuff, some fiction, and kids books.- Kids Toys:  We advertise to families and have another 2xKallax cubes full of toys that won't break and are tolerant of missing pieces, but are easy enough to cleanup:  lincoln logs, blocks, hard animals, stuff like that.   

My main concern with the Japanese market is that I really know nothing, and I find it a bit hard to find information about it, but I guess I also know "nothing" about property markets anywhere other than maybe Hong Kong. 800 square feet is not tiny by Hong Kong standards, you are absolutely correct, but just as you mentioned we have a live-in helper and are hoping to start having kids about 1.5 years later.