@Jamie Smith  Put a generous cap on the utilities you pay in the lease. 

I would recommend following through with the early termination fee; which in itself is quite generous compared to other termination fees I've seen before.

It not only saves a lot of time, but you will be very accommodating towards your new tenants as well and they will definitely appreciate the gesture.

Not sure about Seattle specifically (it may be more generous), but changing SF zoning to MF and having a new meter put in, etc. can be a time consuming and lengthy process.

Additionally, the owner's offer to share a copy of his passport, intended as a gesture of transparency, inadvertently contributed to our apprehensions.Given the paramount importance I place on maintaining the trust and security of my client relationships, I chose to err on the side of caution in this instance.

Are you just a super generous guy or what?

The word “tenant” is an extraordinarily generous euphemism in this case.What complicates matters more is that in New York City, someone can claim “squatters rights” after being in a home for just 30 days.

I must be doing everything so wrong to get two appraisals on the same property to come in at a value that is most generous and more accurately priced well at the top of the market.

For a hands on investor it can be a goodwill gesture to bring blankets and water and check on your tenants and the property. 

In Miami setbacks serve as stones towards achievement.Cash, the essential component of transactions flowed generously with 54.9% of purchases being made in cash.