Really hard to know what's wrong with the numbers without seeing a standard pro forma laid out.

Or someone hoping to inch the rents up to $900, meanwhile offsetting the high price with the write off and deductions that they could use towards their W2 income.

$25-$50 a month per pet is pretty standard in my area.

One benefit is that you could then contribute these funds to the 401k and receive a deduction on income tax.

Structure the rest of the responsibility, equity, etc. how you choose.Just keep in mind, a commercial loan on a residential property will not be nearly as good of terms as a standard residential loan, so make sure your property is a winner.

The standard of living here is much lower than NYC and we hope to save $100,000 in 3 years to invest. 

So it can seem a burden for a lot of agents.As far as commission goes 6% split by selling and buyers agent is standard here in Atlanta.

I am unable to reach them - they are not picking up phones / nor answering the door.I would like to give them 2 options - Renew for 1 year (same terms as existing lease -- I got a standard residential lease from staples)Vacate the placeIs there any standard / legal cover letter that I can send via postal mail ? 

I've used rentometer, tried using craigslist and looked at the standard rent.com type websites (but those typically just pop up big apartment complexes). 

I was wondering what some investors might say about the standard output data vs. standard mortgage leads.