And always forcing appreciation/adding value. 

The buyer should realize the first may not approve enough to the second to make them happy, so the buyer should plan on kicking in some extra money.  

By the time you aad all the other expenses like furniture, maintenance, and property tax and adding all of your dept payment it's barely even a break even deal. 

Now he calls me and needs extra month because of breakup and needs to find another place.

I am going to be spending very little, as we're hand writing all of the envelopes *which are free from a local printing company that has nice extra envelopes*, and the letters are going to be printed and signed.

It may sound nice to pay a 5% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no add-on fees.

But now I'm considering adding a queen sized hidden murphy wall bed to the large enclosed dining room. 

The tax is mostly federal....We didn't wanna wait an extra year to do 1031 exchange, and also we have to buy an investment property if we do that instead of a place to live in.

It may sound nice to pay a 5% management fee but the extra fees can add up to be more than the other company that charges 10% with no add-on fees.

True, there is a wealth of information here, but for someone like me who works a busy full-time job and does not have alot of extra time, it can be overwhelming.