My thought on this is that free and open  market dictates price on anything and everything.No ifs ands or buts.Price is too high no one will pay.

If you are creating an estimate or schedule of value for a contractor, then dictate specifically what materials you want used. 

The idea of her lending money to a 3rd party and the 3rd party lending it to you is a fine idea, but you realize you will then end up paying more in interest than you would with more traditional lending, because if your mother loans money to a 3rd party at a rate lower than what the market dictates for the express purpose of them providing a loan to you for a lower than market rate, that will also be a prohibited transaction.

But you're making my point as to why I think the Federal government shouldn't pass blanket laws (and remember this is a proposal still lol) that dictate how we manage our assets for the future.

You dictate the terms and communication cycle. 

The lender normally dictates the title company.

I’m told the trust wont provide any liability protections; it’s simply a joint revocable trust to avoid probate and dictate who gets what when.

I have done 5 flips and 2 buy and hold deals over the past few years. My strategy is based around high school ratings. I am lucky to be in real estate full time all day, every day. If I can get 1% rental rule on a mov...

Those thoughts and beliefs are dictating your actions and behaviors constantly, those actions and behaviors you take put various causes in motion, which have various effects that you see in your physical reality that you've created.

What really matters is what the market dictates for rents, not how much you paid.Is not including appliance typical?