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Excellent!! Congrats! It will give you all the freedom you deserve! And October is just around the corner.

And yes, we grandparents ARE a good invention!

And you have a built in shooting partner when you all go to the range! Good show.

D.R. that day of home ownership will come, I assure you. It's just a matter of time.

Another option is a duplex, or renting a home. Are those viable options? If so, it's something worth considering, IMO.

roberts wrote:Forget about building equity and the tax breaks. Privacy is the best reason to own a home.

I totally agree.

I agree with the others. If there is an inspection clause contained in the lease the management company has the right to inspect your premises. I've seen many, many lease agreements when I was a real estate broker, and every lease I saw contained that clause. Sorry to say, you must abide by the terms of the lease.

It's the Fire Marshal who informs the property owner that they are going to conduct an inspection of the premises in almost all cases. Sometimes advance warning is given, a day or so in advance. Quite often(this is especially true for commercial buildings) they just show up unannounced.

Is your safe in your closet? If so, there's a slight chance they may not even inspect the closet......but that's no guarantee by any means. I vote for putting a sheet over it, and try to decorate it to make it appear it's a piece of furniture.