Hence the reason for the research paper, which was started in an effort to explain to insurance companies that they are not underwriting  properly to reduce claims caused by canines. . 

That said, its also likely that you are in a life position to tackle repairs and such yourself, reducing your need for as large a cash buffer as someone with a career demanding 50+ hour weeks.It might be wise to wait until you have begun your career, have a strong savings rate, and THEN house-hack.

When you file form 3115 with automatic consent your taxpayer account is credited within 30 days with the adjustment, meaning your next quarterly tax payment(or multiple payments if the adjustment is large enough) will be reduced by the corresponding amount.

The purpose is to reduce your cost of funds expense as low as possible.

In lieu of big TI's I would just reduce rent for the first term if possible.I would recommend pursuing this and see if you can negotiate the price down.  

This means that proactively doing things to retain tenants is vital.

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That, in combination with the frequent requests, as well as trying to reduce the rent, is a play on their part to see how much they can control the relationship.