You'll get some comfort from looking at a graph of historical top tax levels - https://bradfordtaxinstitute.com/Free_Resources/Federal-Income-Tax-Rates.aspxAside from obvious extreme hikes  for WWs 1 and 2 and Korea and Vietnam (seeing a pattern here) and paying for the New Deal in the Great depression - Tax rates haven't changed that much since the tax code went into effect in the early 1900s.Since 1980 ish it's been relatively unchanged around an axis through 3 democratic and 4 republican administrations. 

It is close enough to the city and its traffic patterns are not bad, crime is present but not extreme in the area.  

If this charge is 'one of' and they got things worked out, well, hope it keeps up.If there's a pattern, I would not renew the lease.   

Yes have thought of patterning, but I've only had examples in my life of things going south with partnerships.

The price point is enticing but if you track the national internal migratory patterns of the US you will see that people are moving out of not into those cities.

Commercial brokers I used when locating stores suitable for types of businesses to go into, and can tell you why one location is better than another, due to traffic patterns, nearby competition etc. a totally different niche than residential.

So I’ve been listening to the podcasts for a while and one pattern I’ve noticed is that, Brandon keeps saying, secure your refi before you go into a deal.

If they don't restrict dog breeds, that shouldn't be your reason for rejecting dangerous breeds because that may get you in trouble down the road.There's nothing wrong with being honest and telling them you don't like certain breeds because of their behavior patterns, which could include ripping off arms, digging, chewing window sills, scratching doors, or peeing/puking inside the home. 

What makes you want to help this person who, likely, will follow the same pattern as they have in the past?

You wouldn't put marble countertops in a rental, for example.