Hi Katherine,Maybe fit a Chicken Wire screen in the open space.She rented the house with the gap, but sometimes keeping a tenant happy results in a long term tenant and avoids unit down time lost income and turn costs.

Since we are buying the house and the seller next week is paying related taxes is their a loop hole that can help us avoid paying a conveyance tax since the property will be flipped 3-4 weeks later?

By doing that, you get a % return on investment of whatever amount of interest you avoided by drawing down your HELOC balance.

So my question is, to what extent should you offer more to a particular person to avoid that same person from taking advantage?

Best to just avoid that all together. 

I am looking to find a home in Clarksville, TN to avoid the state income taxes in Kentucky.

In a practical manner, I am raising prices at AirBnb and extending stays to 4 nights, trying to avoid the parties. 

Filthy rich old man who learned the hard way how to avoid listening to advice from friends, relative and wannabes.$30k to $50k for a bathroom and room addition?

3- What is the best strategy to avoid the death tax when buying as a foreigner?

Do you avoid balloon payments or what do you do exactly?