(Insert jargon about how you are selling a contract, not a property).

We had one of those special tenants that only closed 1/2 of the latches on the filter cover… Leaving a huge gaping hole, where air could go in behind the filter…<insert eye roll here!

You are basically inserting a middle-man between you and your money and (more or less) paying them a fee to be there (ie. their profit).  

Banks began inserting "due on sale" clauses in their mortgages in the 1970s when interest rates rose dramatically.

So the situation is I have the proverbial 10 lbs of stuff and on a 5 lb bag.So without going to great expensive links, I was considering inserting some of the rigid foam insulation leaving space above it for air and at the same time providing some insulation next to the living area.

@Steve Babiak I assume he is talking about disconnecting at the faucet, assuming there is that common tray/insert that encompasses the drain for the washer drain hose.

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Randy Advantages of Using a Revocable Land Trust 1.Avoids property being probated (out of court transfer upon death of beneficiary) 2.Ease of Transferability 3.Judgments do not attach to the property 4.No Partition (avoids spouse’s “forced share†sale buyout upon divorce) 5.Easier management with multiple owners (multiple owners do not have to sign docs) 6.No costs upon transferring beneficiary 7.No registered agent needed 8.Legal and Equitable property interest in trustee’s name 9.Income and Expense conduit, not a business with tax consequences 10.No tax return to file (pass thru entity) 11.Trustee has no personal liability 12.No annual fees like other entities, if trustee is an individual or friend 13.Estate planning – successor beneficiaries 14.Less expense in grantor creating trust over entity 15.Avoids the due on sale clause 16.Privacy of ownership – Helps Avoid Identity Theft of your name 17.Keep sales price private 18.Able to fracture interests of multiple owners w/o being partners 19.Ease of linkage to other asset protection entities 20.Non-judicial repossessions of real estate sold on installment contract 21.1099 not required for transfers (personal property not subject to real estate regulations) 22.Ease of operating across state lines 23.Ability to insert poison pills 24.Lots of case law to support land trust law 25.Many attorneys do not study this section of the law – not profitable for them 26.No recordation of the Trust Agreement 27.To avoid “seasoning†problems (secondary market rules of ownership) 28.To save title insurance premiums (Trustee-insured-remains the same) 29.Good negotiating technique in the sale or purchase of property (Disney World used trusts to acquire land prior to construction to avoid price escalation) 30.To provide non-recourse financing 31.Lowering of real estate taxes (prevents re-assessment) 32.Avoids state regulations that apply to corporations and LLC’s As you can see, Land Trusts are a wonderful tool for you to hide your assets, avoid real estate tax increases, privatize your sales transactions, avoid probate and use for many other benefits.

Choosing when and where to enforce your criteria is how you end up standing in front of some federal official answering why "You allowed this (insert non protected class) with a drug conviction to rent and not this (insert protected class) with a drug conviction to rent".

Say a landlord puts, "Smoking in the unit is a loss of security deposit/or (insert arbitrary amount here)" in the lease or stipulate to ANY such fixed amounts in a lease.