Move in Fees equals First Months Rent and a Security Deposit.  

There's a fairly common thought/belief that it's safer to have 100 small checks a month than 10 big ones.  

Mark Douglas Equally plausible (with a touch of sarcasm) future scenario:Andrew: It's 2020 and the real estate market has corrected 10%!

They have an annual lease and their deposit was roughly equal to 1 months rent.

I'm located downtown so any-side of town is equal distance to me.

My wife is a perfectionist and gets mired in the details, treating every piece of information with equal weight. 

The exchange rules say that in order to defer 100% of capital gains taxes and depreciation recapture, you must spend all the equity received and buy property of equal or greater value.  

Moral of the story, most of the big banks have overlays, and not every Loan Officer is created equal.  

If I fire them, I will also be going after them legally- like a mad dog -  and am looking for equally aggressive legal help.

If I leave a ton of equity in my primary residence, that money is earning a yield equal to the ~3% or 4% APR mortgage.