I am a big fan of allowing for pets and then charging more for the property to avoid this game altogether. 

I can also find a report that says E.T. runs the Fed, that Hillary is a lizard from outer space and just about any other thought or idea no matter how sane or nuts, including that the earth is in fact flat.... 

You could agree on a flat fee with your tenants and charge it on top of the rent to offset your water/sewer expense.

Suburbs and outlying communities were flat year over year at $329,893.

Having a 2Bed, 1 Bath ADU (granny flat) built in my backyard.

Or maybe try to buy a single family home flat out and fix it up then rent out or sell it.

I am a new investor moving to West Palm Beach FL at the beginning of August.

I think Hong Kong has been haemorrhaging value lately and I live in London so can share some numbers I was just running today because we are deciding whether to do more property here or in the US:I was a bit shocked by my results -- even though I had heard from posh friends who bought in central London around the time of the Brexit referendum that they negotiated discounts of 10% the day after the vote and since then their property fell another 10%.But I was kind of shocked to see the flat / negative return over 7 years in those 2 posh areas.

Pay them a flat fee and call it a day regarding the Realtor.

He really helped me unlearn and break through a lot of the inaccurate or just flat out incorrect ways of thinking about money and material things that are common with lower income families (again, like my family's past).