Time is money, it's the ultimate money.Imagine missing a hot sellers market because you insisted on doing it yourself.

When we moved out, the landlord insisted on keeping the entire security deposit of $1,000. 

Bottom line: if your business made $20k after deductions, you cannot redirect all $20k into your 401k, you can redirect a smaller amount.I do not recommend the self-torture of trying to figure it out, but if you insist, go here and don't blame me: https://www.irs.gov/publicatio...This is not all.

The amount of time you will waste trying to dance around the issues will be legenday and shall I say, "insisting on being right (or insulted) when you don't know the answer can be costly".I was planning on getting a CPA, but not knowing the right questions to ask of someone who I don't exactly trust yet (as a new customer) isn't the best way to go about things.

The HOA insists that there was a polyurethane thick foam pad applied under the carpet, however, our contractor did not find such foam when he removed the carpet.

Also, there is no visible mold and no mold smell in the basement (there is a little on the caulking beneath a single pane picture window upstairs which I'll deal with).That didn't sit too well with the tenants as they have been looking online and finding information about how dangerous it might be, and it didn't help that the first report that I had done the inspector attached a boilerplate message recommending a full HVAC cleaning (ducting is 1 year old) HEPA vacuum, air scrubbers, double washing everything in the unit with bleach, etc. so now the tenants are being fairly combative and insisting that more needs to be done.

I will insist on a quick walk-through with my contractor friend, and if that is not allowed, I will walk away.

Rates will be higher than refinancing, but if you insist on keeping the first, this is a good strategy.

NOPE denied.. 1st comment - congrats on the overall success2nd comment - this must have been long time ago, when they insisted on paper.

I have a few stubborn tenants who insist upon paying in cash and I make them take the money to my bank with a pre-filled out deposit slip with my name and the last three digits of the account number and then they fill in the date and the amount of the deposit.