First off, the question is slightly more complicated than what you've laid out, but still surprisingly simple.Your state law, local custom (i.e. what your judge says), and your lease all play into this. 

I was a bit surprised.

It's tricky and I'm surprised I'm not hearing more threads about this. 

I'm surprised she offered to let you keep $1,000.  

To say I was surprised about the year-over-year sales volume beat is an understatement.

If someone told me the building department was manned by callous cyborgs pretending to be human I would not be surprised. 

Hey guys, I have a bit of a story here so bear with me: so last summer me and my brother were surprised by my grandmother who decided to buy us a house- all cash- as a gift.

Cap rates are arguably one of the most fundamental metrics in commercial real estate investing AND probably one of the most debated and misunderstood topics in this space...Lately, I have heard a lot of discussions around "cap rates don't matter" Which was surprising to hear. 

Hi BP, I'm in Dayton Ohio (OH) watching houses being sold off the MLS in a big hurry for prices that surprise me.

@Ryan Johnston We've done it both ways, but usually the latter for convenience and speed.It kinda defeats the purpose of even having a properly executed and notarized LPOA if the bank won't recognize it.Either "power-of-attorney" means something or it doesn't!