Naturally, I'm a little concerned about the delicacy of the situation when dealing directly with petitioners/heirs/executors.Thanks in advance for your advice!

What you say is exactly as I was thinking... most likely I would not have issues, but that one party (or whatever) with neighbors complaining to the city, could be all it would take for the city to start to question whether EVERYONE in the house was part of a "single family" or domestic relationship not seasonal in nature, as the ordinance states.    

I know of one called Nature's Miracle which I've used on small stains with great success. 

When you own lots of rentals, due to the nature of how they are taxed you may be in the negative at tax time (on paper). 

In my experience, the best mentor/apprentice relationships happen naturally.

The duplex naturally costs more so your down payment will be larger.

Here are some more details and specific questions.History7/27/04 - $550,000 (sold)3/30/11 - $489,900 - expired after being listed for saleRelease of MortgageLiving Area - 3266sqft in 04 - Natural Gas Heat/Central Air2011-  Oil Heat - 2600 sqft living5br - 3.5 bathsCOMPS in the are currently area around $400,000 but not in a location of this type as these COMP values are actually in busier locations and not quite as nice.A couple of questions.

What we try to do and can't seem to get away with is use the pretax figure because its naturally larger and works out better for us.

Obviously the economy and markets are cyclical in nature so rates go up and down.

You sound like your skills make you  a natural fit for this!