However, we are not sure what they are actually doing given the lack of routine maintenance.

So the "set out signs on Friday/remove signs on Sunday" routine isn't fool proof.Does anybody know how to get around this?

Seems like something like that might have come up in routine conversations.None of the children or grandchildren were around when he died to have input into the arrangements?

I personally use 20% for the type of houses you describe above.In addition, while maintenance costs usually cover routine items, you should probably consider accounting for capital expenditures as well i.e.

Rob,I do this routinely.

I'm just going to proceed with the normal routine and hope for the best...

After the 1937 recession, it was back to the normal routines again.People look at me like an idiot when I say that I wouldn't be surprised to see 30-year fixed mortgage goes as low as 2.75% when hit the next recession, and this housing market run-up has a decent chance of topping out when the 30-year fixed mortgage hit 6.0-6.5%.

It had barked snarled and backed up away from me routinely for weeks.

Basically, the same routine a bank does, YOU buy it, THEY get a mortgage on the property.

A CPA or tax attorney on the other hand routinely does this at little or no additional cost to their clients.