Due to my wife's career, which ultimately dictates all, we have relocated to Boston so she can complete the last leg of what seems to be a never ending medical training endeavor.

If college teaches you one thing, it's that time and money are the two factors that dictate everything.

Collections on all debt must follow the law and the Fair Debt Collection Practices (rule can be read HERE) will dictate further correspondence between the creditor and debtor.

Double check your state laws, you may not be able to dictate the lease auto renewing for anther year.

Banks might set that price and try to dictate the sale process but ultimately the strongest offer will take the property. 

Honestly speaking, your monthly income is dictated by your work ethic.

The market right now dictates tighter margins. 

Did you feel that it was a good negotiation in which you had leverage or did the seller dictate a lot of the terms?

I don't allow tenants to dictate terms to me.

It's not just a house, it's a home.Investors, on the other hand, purchase properties based on what they can afford to pay, as dictated by the actual calculated margins of that property's expected cashflow.