@Barbara McArthur, I love CHOCOLATE CHIP cookies!  

I hired him to do the plumbing as well as hang and finish the new drywall and put in a new shower, all of which they assured me they could do. a few weeks went by as they were slowly chipping away at the project, slowly working around the other contractors and whatnot.

If he chipped in to the security deposit, he may want his share back. 

She said sometimes she takes the late fee, other times she uses it as a bargaining chip to get a late payment in.Originally posted by @Ryan Murdock:@Adam Craig Sounds like your PM is a little overwhelmed - it's and easy place to end up.Everyone operates a little different but I always post notices the first possible day the law allows and then review the delinquency list weekly and address each tenant as we deem fit throughout that week - friendly reminder, not-so-friendly reminder, proceed with eviction hearing, etc etc. 

The borrower is the chip that gets dropped into the top of the board and the different nuances of each loan and lender are like the pegs that the borrower has to navigate on the way to the bottom where they will have a successfully closed loan.  

If they make sense on paper that way, then you'll know if/when you move out you probably won't have to chip in every month to cover your basic costs.

Intel just announced the largest chip factory in the world will be built here, and there are other tech and data analytic companies moving here with the growing population.https://www.dispatch.com/story...

You already gave up your biggest bargaining chip...closing escrow and buying the house.  

I know just bought a very nice condominium at 1 year old the cabs are chipping at foot level.

People Paying higher rates are typically families or more educated.I don't see a conspiracy of homeless people chipping in rent my house on a lake that is an hour away from any homeless population.