(Irregardless of the actual law, it would arguably make total sense if the landlord could keep the deposit until the end of a fixed term lease, as security for the outstanding rent payments that the tenant is obligated to pay; but what makes rationally sense is a whole different topic as laws not always make sense.)

Expenses include maintenance at $200/unit or $800 total (Courtesy Patrol, Exterior Building, Grounds, Insurance, Water and Sewer) and water averages around $125/month total.  

@Scott Fehrenkamp I'm betting you can find somewhere that would be at least break even when you move out.I plan to pay a little bit when I'm living in a househack if I'm just renting the other side as a long term rental and am the only person occupying my side. 

Total purchase price of all three together is about 200k.

I have about four savings account which totals a little over 3k for different reasons like Emergency (2k), Travel (1k), a credit union saving (~300+), and investments (~350 and adding [Had more but I spent it some stuff to educate myself and get started with the stock market.

I also wouldn't worry about base closures because Bragg is a pretty solid bet.

Six houses, one rented, one almost rent ready, 4 need total rehab.

., soil tests, and DOT have green-lighted a minor subdivision, with a major to follow, for a total of six parcels.

Example: Let's say the total loan is for $100k and John Doe provides $40k and Jane Doe provides $60k.

The calculation is based off of the total acquisition price of the home (purchase price + renovation budget) not just the purchase price.