Sure you could . . . you'd forfeit your security deposit if you broke the lease, but I'm sure if you had a conversation with your landlord and explained that your options are to stay and fight him or leave and move out, he'd be willing to negotiate on the deposit issue.

Of course the contractor that is hired is probably so poor for working on those projects they couldn't pay 10 bucks for an attorney to fight it.

Couples will be a living nightmare for you, plus they'll run up the utilities, make more noise (or fight), and one of them would be living there for free.

Never seen any talk or research on this, but seems like kids might do better in school if the school is newer and in good repair and things work vs those that leak and fight temperature control and other issues.

Well, I've only been to eviction court a few times in over a decade and haven't lost yet so I don't know what's so tenant friendly about it.Maybe it is the fact that it takes months to get someone out of the house if they fight the eviction?

However, most investors (I'm not saying this includes Rich) would fight giving the property back to the seller and would thus drag their credit through the mud while the lawsuit was pending.

Thanks Bryan,the points you make are the ones I am fighting with my husband about.

You just solved a problem I have been fighting all week with my new computer and scanner not scanning to pdf.

Less fighting. 

You are fighting years of programming, but often times you may be the first person who has ever assisted them in understanding financial choices, and you can affect them.If your education system is productive, you can perhaps produce a model for qualification standards that will be attractive and safe for investors to yield an attractive return on investment.