As a guarantor they have the right to know whether little Johnny or Jane are in good {financial} standing under the lease and the obligation to open their wallet when they are not.Unfortunately if the mother is a co-signor of the lease, and the parents are not separated, it may be interpreted that the father has some standing depending on martial law ... you could quickly verify this.

@Jane A.I'm not a CPA so you should of course consult one :)My understanding is you can/should expense anything under $2500 whereas anything over that amount should be depreciated (ie roof, windows, hvac).

Assuming you will be living in the house, I'd probably stick to plain jane 20% down.

Let us, for the sake of this story, call her "Jane".   

What you mentioned is plain Jane boiler plate

Trump, itself, is definitely a corporation, but I'm curious how it all works out.Now, if Jane owns multiple properties and continues to expand; at a certain point, it's possible that Jane will start a corporation to continue to build out her portfolio.

For example “Jane Smith Properties” or “Smith Properties” or should I use no (company) name at all?

@Jane A. - Thanks Jane!

Up here we get away with John/Jane Doe & all occupants for the court ordered removal.Sheriff was awesome called for backup & actually had one in handcuffs.

If you are just doing a plain jane replacement job like you see on the Home Depot or Lowe's do it your self video page and really are just replacing the wood sashes with a white vinyl pocket window then yes, you could do cheaper.