My guess is that you'll lose more deals from this situation (where you basically refuse to negotiate your first offer) than you will by putting in your first offer below your highest and best.I've spent much of my career negotiating deals professionally, and the idea of putting your best offer on the table at the outset is rarely (though occasionally) the best strategy.

The occasional explosion that damages surrounding houses I believe must be due to NG. 

I do refinance my properties and occasionally do pull out equity if it makes sense to do so.

Occasionally someone asks us if we will do a lease, but when they realize we won't be raising the rent during the first year (never have) and not likely to raise it in year two or three either, they are satisfied.  

In our state the offender has 8 days to make good on the funds (from when you notify them).Our leases are well written and we treat our tenants with respect but occasionally one of them mistakes kindness with weakness.Yeah, we know the rules.We typically would serve on the 11th but this tenant gamed us a bit by paying on the 9th and the check wasn't returned to us until the 25th.

Any damage will be assessed separately and billed to the tenant in addition to the $500 fine.Utilities: The Tenant shall pay all utility charges for services on the Premises including landscaping.Satellite Dish Installation:The Tenant may install, at the Tenant’s sole expense, a satellite dish on the Premises, if the dish, its placement, and its manner of installation, and in all other respects, comply with the Federal Communication Commission’s Over the- Air Reception Devices Rule (47 C.F.R.

As others have said, request a walk-through with the landlord prior to move-out.Commonly overlooked spots: damage behind doors, kitchen cupboards not wiped clean and occasionally items left in the deep reaches of the cupboards, refrigerator seal folds not clean, window tracks not clean, stove top dirty underneath (most lift up), range bottom drawer dirty and/or items left inside, door stoppers missing, loose towel rods, dusty light fixtures, plumbing fixtures not entirely clean, outside lights and mailbox dirty, tops of door trim and tops of baseboard dirty, light switches dirty, refrigerator drip pan dirty and back of refrigerator dusty.BTW, to clean the range burner bowls, soak them overnight in ammonia and then scrub.

The boyfriend who at lease signing only stayed "occasionally" was there anytime I drove by or stopped to inspect.

Al,In our student rentals, incoming, and occasionally outgoing, tenants frequently need to store their belongings before their lease comes into effect.  

I pay a small monthly subscription (I think it's $35 for the "platinum membership") and am very satisfied with the occasional guidance they've given me.I talk to a lot of people who are unsatisfied with their SDIRAs, but they all have expensive custodians who must approve every investment and by the time they get approval the deal opportunity is gone.