The good news is that your brother will be on the hook for half the costs since this likely happened when he was partial owner of the property.

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We tore down half the home and saved 400 sqft, turned into a tiny home short term rental.

As you get reviewed you can inch up to market pricing.  

In my market, it's unlikely that a half bath would increase the rent.I've tried to dig really deep on how students make their leasing decisions.

Half of the people I met were in the military or worked in the base at some point.3.

There are far fewer opportunities for leaks to develop in the drain plumbing under the sink when there are less than half the amount of joints within the plumbing.  

Her half-siblings, who felt she didn’t deserve the property, were dead set against the sale and refused to cooperate.

I did end up having my dad help out, but I made the original payment and about half the remaining.

Since then, I increased my security deposit to cover more than a half month's rent should I need to use it.