create an amendment to your lease agreement that requests all holes will be patched up at move out date and tenants are solely responsible for tv/mount will be properly installed. request for receipt/payment in the amendment. no biggie. i allow this all the time. 

I do not have the $80k for the down payment.

If so you can just replace the deadbolt and have make the lever a non-locking type but that looks like a screen door, don't you have a regular door behind it that locks?

Taxes $69/year, so not too much of a burden.Tips for auctions that I didn't know before -- 1) sit in the back, so you can see who's bidding against you. 2) try to get an understanding of how the payments are applied (I could have done this, but I had no idea what I didn't know, so I didn't know to find out -- ya' know??)

Several factors can increase or decrease the adjusted basis, says McGuff.Increases in adjusted basis can result from:The cost of additions and improvements to the houseMoney spent to restore the property after damages or lossLegal fees incurred in relation to the propertyDecreases in adjusted basis can result from:Receipt of insurance payments due to a casualty loss or theftTax credits for home energy improvementsIf you sold your primary home last year, there’s little you can do to avoid capital gains tax liability when you file taxes this April, Liddiard says.

Didn’t pay his last two months of mortgage payments.

You think I should just keep on making minimal payments or should I go ahead and pay down the 20%.  

The way we do it:  The moment you pay the holding fee (the dollar amount is one month's rent), $500 of it is non-refundable if you back out and fail to enter into a lease, take possession, etc. 

Purchase price: $85,000 Cash invested: $46,500 This property was just acquired, part of the investment was in leu of payment for work completed on another project.

If you just want 20yr 2MM non convertible term its price shopping except prices may change depending on how automated the carrier is and if a paramedical exam is required.