Also, things can get sensitive when dealing with an equity partner, maybe best not to get too involved with a best friend, especially if it’s not a home run.

No "sensitive" information has been received yet, such as SS# or DOB... except for her address...

I think the Mosque in that location is a pretty thoughtless act and not sensitive to the feelings of the victims of 9/11.

@Clarence McClain this is a municipal question, not a state question...bottom line is that the cost should always be passed back to your tenant...even if sub-metering is not in place....irrespective of the size of the property.Water/sewer is a sensitive issue because back bills result in a lien against the property...so, municipalities want owners to be responsible.

If it was at one time an invited guest then the tenant must either get a restraining order or something along those lines banning them from the property OR notify the landlord in writing that this person is no longer a welcomed guest.

They get that high efficiency from a Lot of sensitive, expensive components. 

MIke, see what your saying about the 50% rule - the figures given were a general range - actual property I'am considering is an REO asking $219,000 with potential maximum rent of $3200 ($3600 taxes).This would involve renting to 6 students which seems like a lot of occupants and a lot of damage.Also I understand neighbors are very sensitive to student rentals - because there are so many in the area - this is an upscale neighborhood.

Also use a glue that is not pressure sensitive  that cures to a hard set; more resistant to water and the rolling back and forth of stools.

The premilinary injunction will be the first major nail in the coffin of a perminant restraining order. 

(Try to get the seller to sign a non-fiduciary disclosure so there's written evidence that the seller knows you are acting on your own account for profit and cannot claim later that he thought you were representing his interests.)So, for everyone out there, I ask: Would you take the risk of appearing (in writing) that you are acting like a broker without a license, or would you rather keep your contingencies restrained to the material issues between buyer and seller (i.e., condition of the property and your capacity to perform as a buyer [obtaining financing]) by plunking down an earnest money deposit as full liquidated damages?