simply do not take anyone's word for this landlock situation.. open escrow get a title commitment and see it it is actually landlocked.. if it is your remedy in the real world. is1. getting a neighbor to grant you the proper easement you will need.2. confirm from the city or county that you can access the property from this new easement..despite common statements folks will make that no property can be landlocked.. and there are remedies this simply is not true.. properties can be landlocked... owners do it to themselves.. not common but it does happen.As for the old house.. sometimes if there is no lead or asbestos fire department will burn them down as an exercise.. ( sometimes)biggest issue in many markets now is the lead paint and Asbestos remediation during the demo.. some areas they don't car.

When looking at properties in Texas the usual factors of looking at schools, crime, places to do, and demographics are the common areas to look at.

Broadly speaking, utilizing your own IRA/401k funds, or those of certain related parties, is not allowed.There's lots of nuance and strategy that can be implemented, but these are key starting points.

Between 2000 and 2008, 5% - 7% was pretty common. 

What is most common?

Is that something that you can prevent them from doing with the keypads you utilize?

Frankly I never thought of it as a big deal as rental license fees are fairly common in the midatlantic and north east

Very rare the cost to build, including land, engineering, utilities, impact fees, etc. is less than the cost to buy an existing duplex.....in a comparable neighborhood anyway.

I have tried a few of the local credit unions and smaller institutions to no avail (15 and 20 yrs are most common).

Or should I just track this expense outside the business account (pay from personal, but write off 60% anyway)The roof is the first such issue, but there are others as well that have me in a similar situation.The two units share a few utility meters, should I pay utilities out of the business account or personal?