The arrangement should draw the eye to the post's content (blue box).

I have to plan my days off in advance for work and try my best to arrange help and whenever they don't leave on time it causes a delay. 

I don't want to get too out of my league at the beginning.Thanks for reaching out and I will contact you privately to see if we can get a lunch arranged.         

This was an arrangement that was made upfront with him for this specific time frame.'

Once you get the owner a sucessful business going they can decide to just cancel your arrangement as they own the property.If you want to invest, buy properties to rent that you own and control.

., but have not pursued it as there are tax implications (both a foreign national withholding in the U.S.A. and the CRA's position on the disposition of the property) and our present holdings are within a company.This is another instance where you need a good accountant, who understands business/real estate and taxation on both sides of the 49th.Wraps and "subject to" arrangements are possible in Canada, though not always practical.  

And now this arrangement almost covers our mortgage.

Some ideas: 1) put mini fridge, desk, chair, wardrobe, bed in each room. 2) Buy all common stuff such as toiletries, kitchen utensils, cleaning stuff.Cleaning: Arrange cleaning service twice a month at landlord's expense, this not only keeps the house in great condition but also can be leveraged to inspect the house.Laws: City of Seattle allows upto 8 unrelated persons in a SFH, so does Redmond and Bothell.

For a month-to-month arrangement that would be 30 days. 

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