Buyers will maintain their slight advantage in smaller markets and anticipate strong competition is top markets. 

Not sure of the sentiment of everyone for Kris Krohn within the BP community but I’ve seen him say it’s not the benefit that you may think as you are beholden to other rules/laws that one would not be without a license.It does seem as though the cost of obtaining and maintaining a license coupled with the costs to have access to things such as the MLS would directly impact overall profits. 

I can't see a reason in the world to sell it to an LLC now since you want to maintain your husband and wife tax exemption on the future capital gain as a primary residence, but since it's rented now you may want to consult on that.

Plus, you would need to maintain thorough documentation of your hours spent and the activities on which you spent it, not to mention you must absolutely know the ins and outs of the type of activities that qualify you for REPS before you keep your stand at the tax court.

A truly local bank will be able to help get you where you want to be as you help them be profittable by maintaining a deposit base with them.

I was thinking of writing in my lease something to the affect of "ceiling fans were left here from previous renter, landlord will not replace/maintain ceiling fans. 

A building built in 1960 might be better maintained and have less issues than one built in 2000.

By directly funding the $390,000 purchase, we maintained full control over the deal, from acquisition to resale.

Strong public education is a foundational element of democracy and an important part of maintaining the middle class.

By using our funds, we maintained control over the timeline and budget, ensuring that renovations could begin promptly and be completed without financial delays.