in charlotte, a lot of owner occupant buyers want condos, but they can't get financing because a certain percentage of the condos in the complex are rentals...certain lenders, and I think FHA is included in this if i'm not mistaken, won't lend on the condo if it's mostly investors...just decreases your potential buyers and another reason to stay away from condos....i also don't like when someone has control over your investment, such as an HOA...sure, the dues may be cheap this month, and this year, but who knows when and by how much they'll increase those dues???

It's not ideal, but we do not have the $30K in cash yet to do it without any financing.If I'm mistaken, feel free to correct me.

We have a full month's security deposit.My mother mistakenly told him it was okay to move out early (he has tricked her before) and tried to retract later that day.

Turns out, after spending a few hours on BP, I was very mistaken. 

Your friend is mistaken. 

You over thought it and @Joe Gore has mistaken your intentions.

Unless I am mistaken the keyword alerts do not currently search the titles.

On top of this, the last tenant left the unit with a broken toilet and without a toilet tank lid and it cost him "a lot of money to fix" - which he wasn't happy about and seems to have taken his frustration out on us.Now my question is - are there landlords out there (anywhere) that would lower the rent price to have a good tenant (I feel I'm a good tenant, please correct me if I'm mistaken) that can and will maintain the property if said tenant could not afford the market value?

People have the mistaken impression that you are somehow tied to your property and can't leave the area.

If I am not mistaken (and please check with your tax professional), if you have a space in your house that is only used for your business and only your business, you can take that square footage divide it by the total square footage to get a %.