/we have them but would like to skip thisI've been holding my job for 6yrs my wife 4yrs....The house is REO that is askin 80k , they started rehad and then bailed....

So they very aggressively lowered their portion and shifted it to him.He tried to skip out on his portion of rent the last month before he left but I ended up getting it and he left, place was even worse with trash everywhere.

The plan is to stall you off for the last month before they skip out, so that they don't have to pay the last month's rent.

Mike uses 50% as do many others.One thing to consider in these types of analysis: if you purchase a new home and your exit strategy is within 10 years, it is likely you could receive a lower OE ratio simply because you skipped the larger capital expenses.

I could put in so many offers so fast if I could skip the middleman.

Are you looking for a spreadsheet listing properties and whether or not they are on these lists:code violations, tax delinquent, 24 Hour arrest record, pre foreclosure, auction list, city liens, owner obituaries, etc ....this information would be listed all in one place. which means you would know if properties were actually worth pursuing depending on how many lists they are on.plus all of the relevant information needed for the property from each one of those lists could easily be added. plus skip trace information could be added for homeowner.basically i can systematically sift through all of these lists and see if there are matches for one property on multiple lists.

I would skip the carpeting for either a good quality laminate or hardwood, which is worth more and lasts longer.

Since many the details have been discussed by others, I'll skip them here.  

Feel free to skip down to the bottom if you just want to look at the numbers, but the numbers aren't what are really tripping me up right now.Background: I'm 30, work full-time as an Engineer, and have no debt besides my two mortgages - our current residence, and our former residence, which is now our one rental. 

People are just rude about this whole business and feel no compunction whatsoever to simply skip an appointment.One of the reasons I very recently got my first IPhone (ever!)