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the owner would typically pay the commissions on a commercial lease; however, an option to renew is an option to renew. it just gets renewed. there is no new lease, no new leasing agents, none of that. it sounds like they aren't exercising their option to renew. they are essentially letting the existing lease expire and negotiating a new one. my response would be - we either renew as is as provided under the existing lease please plan on vacating as we'll start marketing. it is possible that we may come to terms on a new lease but no guarantees.....

This is because as the maker of the deal they want you to have "skin in the game" to protect their investment into the deal.

I don't ask for SSN and also personally have never provided/been pressured to provide them myself when I used to rent, and honestly don't want to open up liability for having to keep someone's SSN either.

Hey Kyle,I'm not sure about the listing, but a few things to consider would be to offer virtual tours or video walkthroughs of the property to provide prospects with a comprehensive view of the space, especially if in-person viewings are limited or not feasible.

Thus since in both cases you as a short-term landlord are merely providing basic services to your short-term guests (and receiving passive income in return), I would think this meets the requirements for Schedule E and I would think that you can report the income on Schedule E even if you don't own the property, thus avoiding the 15.3% self-employment tax?

However, she still has not signed her lease and I think she is doing it out of spite to provide a feeling of control, IMO. 

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Then, you’ll pay the agent (say 3% for the sake of argument, $5,400, since they’ll be doing a lot of work for you on this - I’d order that prelim/TRIO with my escrow company, and help you find lien records if any, plus provide all the contractual guidance to make sure you don’t lose your earnest money).

I am in the market every day and can be on or off as a buyer within a few hours of you providing the address.