it is in our lease that the tenant is responsible to keep the batteries fresh.

(Both in marketing and social media perspectives)The name of the page is "Your Dream Real Estate".

One of my (few) gripes with the Section 8 Bible book is that it operates from the perspective that Section 8 renters have a strong lack of choice, due to various factors, so all you need to do to attract tenants is clean a unit up and bulletproof it to make a profit.

From a real estate perspective the good thing about the 401k it is not subject to UDIF (unrelated debt financed income) on leveraged real estate, which happens when I borrow money (mortgage) to buy a property.

I appreciate all the responses and perspective on this subject.

The tenant choose to stay in the property and choose to fight with the landlord.From a landlord's perspective, a foreclosure is equivalent to a tenant not paying tent, then choosing the "quit" option when I post the pay or quit.  

Therefore, it often discourages others from posting here.It is for their sake and to provide a more positive perspective to what's going on here in Michigan.

Different lenders will view the situation in different ways so they should expect to speak with either a mortgage broker who works with multiple lenders or they cn approach nore than one lender to get a handle on their particular underwriting perspective .It is always a delicate conversation and should be handled in an honest and forthright manner.

Try to rent the flip for a year, then sell to get long term capital gains tax rates.Being that its the end of the tax year and I plan on shelling out a lot of repair/ upgrade money into the house in 2013, how would I handle it from tax perspective if I am unclear of my plans for the property (move-in/rental/flip)?

Depending on where the site is, maybe: Factory 2-U, Planet Fitness, OfficeDepot/OfficeMax, Fresh & Easy. 15k sqft won't necessarily be easy to fill, so if you find one tenant to take the whole space, consider selling the building for a good profit once leased up and move on.Alternatively, maybe it could be divided into 2-3 smaller suites, making leasing easier... barbershop, dry cleaner, Subway.