You can do a pet deposit or pet fee (fees are not refundable/deposits are refundable) or you could do a blend of the two; i.e. $200 pet fee/$100 pet deposit.

I see basically 4 reasons for investing in rentals: 1) Monthly rental income (cash-flow) 2) Hold for appreciation/equity (wealth building) 3) Save on taxes (reducing your AGI) 4) A blend of the above 3.

If you are trying to blend one project with the next I would use the same discount rates and weight the projects by their overall value to come up with an overall return for the rental portfolio.

Yup, ratios now-a-days are fully blended, meaning that for the most part DTI math with you+cosigner is identical to you+spouse math.Keep in mind that when your cosigner goes to buy a home or rental property themselves, their DTI in turn is quite likely to get hit with the full PITI on that property, depending on a few other factors.

The tiles I will just paint in a semi-gloss white so they blend in and aren't as noticeable/dated.So, what are your thoughts on these issues?

You should have received an annual “Schedule K-1” from the LLP informing the member of these various adjustments.LLCs and LLPs also adhere to a "blended" tax basis rule.

It didn't take me long after that purchase to realize what a good time it was to buy, so I started to pick up the pace of purchases in 2013 and 2014.I'm at 8 properties and 10 units total now, with a blend of both local and out of state.

Excellent credit.No debt of any kind.Moderate income.Huge blended family with many in college and so maximizing our "fafsa" (financial aid) is critical.

These are flips and development.The blended rate of return of this is 6%/3 plus 18%/3 plus 60%/3 or 28% IRR with 70% to 80% not at risk if the market crashes.

@Patrick Kendrick - I think a blend in between works best.