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.

This was mid 2007 when everything was selling at a frantic pace and listed homes in my area routinely sold for thousands more than the asking price and bid wars were common...a real sellers market if ever there was one.5.

I handle all my own routine low-level maintenance and have working relationships with a local drywaller, a painter, a plumber, an electrician and an HVAC guy in case any big projects arise.For the security deposits, I set up a separate savings account at my local credit union and do the "set it and forget it" mentality.