That's about 10,000 miles driven equivalent."

The fee is normally equivalent to one month rent, the cost can be paid by the owner of the property or the tenant interested in renting the unit.

These are leaseholds my friend who most likely will be gone in 5 years.The equivalent of a 125k Leasehold condo is $1.5 Fee simple condo in Waikiki.You can CASH FLOW in the leasehold only if you also live there, I knew few bay area retirees that's purposedly buy $125k waikiki condo because he's also living there and then Airbnb-it at the same time (AFAIK you 'may' not need to apply for STR permit if you live there as long as you pay GE tax--but please double check).You MAY get lucky if the leasehold owner decides to sell the right of leasehold (so you can convert it to FS type).

On a duplex build, you want a contractor that is in the know enough to call you and say "Hey, we can save 10% on this material order if we use equivalent product A vs product B, here are the pros and cons, which do you prefer?"

I think you have to impute the "cash" or equivalent you've put in.But you have "cash" in the business, it's the opportunity cost.

It's legal and saves major headaches if there are problems.Ironically, in the above situation, the owner (being a soft-hearted man) paid the tenant the equivalent of a one-night stay in a decent local motel. 

She had offered a no-penalty termination twice in the past, but now she is saying I have to pay a penalty fee equivalent to 4 months rent, even though it does not specifically state that in the lease agreement.

I believe you'd need to get an appraisal on the property and then the donation will pass through and you will each get a deduction for non-cash donation equivalent to your ownership percentage. 

You can buy an equivalent property with way more land for around $300,000 - 400,000 anywhere else in the country excluding a few places.I'd move if I could suddenly work remotely under those circumstances.

You practicality bid on a HUD owned home (HUD's equivalent of REO) on the internet using an authorized real estate agent.