We, too, have had overwhelmingly positive experiences with guests staying at our vacation rental in New Hampshire the past 5 years - but the 2 or 3 bad ones unfortunately dictate how we need to handle everyone else.

Im tighter than ever with my boys and now I dictate the way my work goes - not the other way around like it used to be.

Management is a systems game, and the systems have to be compliant, which is dictated by their paperwork.

Plus, with a purchase price of 190k, the 2% rule would dictate rent of $3800, which I think is unreasonable.

I really just let my relatives dictate the terms, they were reasonable to me, so it worked out well.

Parking limitations are generally one per unit, with setback requirements that dictate where you can or cannot park.  

Also, cap rates are dictated by the market, not your desire

At the end of the day, your local office market should dictate (or at least suggest) whether or not purchasing or leasing is the better choice.  

After a lengthy discussion with my business partner, we've decided to let the market dictate what our exit should be.

This bothers a lot of buyers saying that they shouldn't have to pay anything however I'm sure that they don't work for free or let anyone else dictate how much they're making at their salaried job without knowing it first.