Very relevant as we all do our yearly tax rituals (whatever yours may be)...The Schedule E is not ideal, but for round peg expenses (that are legit "ordinary and necessary" expenses, and the IRS and tax courts have lots of info, be it regs, opinions, and decisions on that) that do not fit in their Schedule E round hole categories, I try good ole' Line 19 and I even write in a couple (be it condo dues or cell phone) that are major contributors to the category in the small space provided.

Very good information, and I love the concept of working with more 'institutional' type tenant organization reps.I had one quick comment about this that perked my attention regarding the discussion during the Fire Round, of making offers direct to banks vs. using a broker. 

The fastest way to repair credit is to use what's called Bank Round  RobinLet's say you got terrible credit you been bankrupt before and you want to repair your creditAs long as you have a good income and you can afford to do this step number one is to get $1000 together and bring it to let's say a big bank like Bank of AmericaGo see a consumer bank manager and tell them I ran into some serious trouble in a rebuilding my credit history I have $1000 that I like to put into a CD and borrow against for thousand dollars and pay it back as a consumer loan being reported to the credit bureauThe bank manager should have no problem using those security and they give you an approval usually quickly and they give you $1000.

So they run a realtor round and round showing properties, and then buy a condo on the beach for the wife (through another realtor).The way I work with our realtor is very simple, I book a showing at just before lunch, we see the property, and then I take them for lunch.

Please provide answers by applying them to a $50,000 purchase price.NOTE: My answer, in which I think is wrong, is for that $50,000 purchase at 8% for 6 months would be $666.70(I rounded it up)($50k x .08/6) - For 12 month term: $50k x .08/12= $333.30(I didn't round it)

I have been living in Round Rock for about 8 months now.

Hopefully my guys (TB Bucs) pick up Mariota in the 1st Round, he did a lot of good work for the Ducks.

Schlage rekey kitThe first go round it can be a bit tricky, but after a little practice I can do a lockset (handle and deadbolt) in less then 10 minutes. 

Lets run that through my best lender- They'll loan you 90% of the purchase less the origination of 2.5%, which is $64,750 plus they'll escrow the repairs of $20k.You'll need about $1k in closing costs, plus prepaid insurance and interest to the end of the month, so lets just use $2k for round numbers.SO, you'll need $7,250 to close.Then you'll need to be able to run the job up until the first draw. 

Beach sand has its sharp edges significantly rounded off.