We had to pay for cable and gas and they were working to meter the water.I attribute that to mismanagement, deferred maintenance on the exterior that became a hue expense at the same time people were walking away from their condos (and fees) because they were underwater in their mortgages.Beware...

But their kid had a reaction to something, has an oxygen machine now, and they attribute it to the carpet.

You can include office expenses, advertising, basically any expense you incur in your real estate business that is not directly attributed to a specific property.

When you sell that property you can allocate the prorated amount of the sale attributed to your primary residence.  

Resourcefulness and adaptability are the two of greatest attributes to have today. 

People with bad credit are not a protected class.That said, bad credit seems the one common attribute to almost every application I've screened.

It become worth a lot when it gains (1) rarity (2) utility for another owner due to its attributes-size-access to transportation routes-access to markets, or (3) when it is sub-divided and has infrastructure added to it.If your land doesn't meet one of those three attributes you should take a very hard look at WHY you're buying it.all cash

On what other basis do you suspect or attribute malicious intent on the contractor's part?  

. , do you guys attribute real estate crashes (as opposed to smaller corrections) directly to the lending market?

The rent spread is quite a jump, although that may be attributed to the state or city they lived in.