If I let my cashflow dictate my decisions I may not be generous enough to myself, but this small amount I'm putting in a Roth IRA still will be my "You saved this to do whatever with" money.  

you end up with a 17% CoCR.Depending on what your overall REI/Business plan dictates you need for cash flow per month (no any kind of useless % of return), you can pick your poison.

My business plan dictates that any improvements/upgrades must cover the cost of the improvement in 2 years through higher rent or it is not worth the investment.This does not necessarily apply when preparing a new purchase for market as there are usually neglected items that simply need to be addressed.

When rejecting you always avoid giving a reason and simply send a generic rejection unless your state law dictates otherwise.

There is potential to improve the market rather than letting it dictate my every move.

What most term lease landlords believe is that it dictates when a tenant will move.

If the market dictates that new buildings are demanded more than older ones, then investors tear down old buildings and replace them with new ones.

You may not be able to evict a tenant as quickly as we can in VA, but HUD dictates whether or not their paperwork to move can be reissued, not the state. 

He is already dictating to you the tone of how the business relationship will go.If he switched the utilities into his name to start Sept 29, that's his problem......especially when you made it clear the lease starts Oct. 1.    

A few companies book rooms at motels and dictate that their employees stay there.