If you make a net offer that you think gives you $5K in profit, but you've neglected $5K in transaction related costs, your profit could disappear.Have you every bought or sold a house in TX?

It's not excluding children, it's limiting the number of occupants given the available living space, which is deemed necessary for the health and well-being of the inhabitants.Of course, this is a general rule.

I note that Rentometer.com has a much more conservative estimate for rent than zillow.com, I'll be looking at its data more completely tonight.In the meantime, how do you decide on deposit amount, relative to rent?

This turned out to be a relatively painless fix, but it taught me a valuable lesson: Always assume half of your revenues will go to repairs, maintenance, and other expenses.

An attorney friend suggested that things might get murky if I refund the original roommate's security deposit and accept the new roommate's security deposit when doing a sublet (she doesn't handle property though and is a relatively new attorney).

A home office deduction is based upon the square footage of office space over the total square footage of the home including basement.You may deduct miles related to a rental from property to property.

Bank will likely not make repairs or related concessions.

If he doesn't black out the price, I now know how much he's making, and that factors into my decision to negotiate and how.If he blacks out the price, I'm fine with that and will negotiate based on other information relating to the deal.

I then get to enjoy the benefits of that relationship far into the future, thus reducing my efforts, frustration and stress.Of course, being "a dick" can also get you what you want, but it generally breeds frustration, requires you to continually work to build more relationships because you're constantly destroying the ones you have and causes stress that will ultimately lead to health problems and a reduced life span.Given that I dislike frustration, I'm lazy (as you pointed out earlier in the thread) and I want to live a long time, I tend to go the nice route...at least much of the time.But to each his own...GA for me is a far different playground that doesn't produce nearly the same results.

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