<prompt> Human: My SO closed on both sides of a twin home on April 31st. Two weeks later, he left for his summer gig which runs May 17 - Aug 20. In his absence, I have been responsible for fixing and repairing both units and getting the second side rented out. Both sides of the twin home were in foreclosure and required hours upon hours of sweat equity to get them livable. Aside from all the DIY projects and manual labor, Ive sunk about 1600.00 dollars into the property in the last two months. The thing is, nothing is in my name. I am living rent free and the 1600.00 is equivalent to roughly three months of rent from the apartment I was living in before we moved in together. Should I ask for this money back or should I accept that I now have time and money invested in this and move on?  <response>: Uh... the bigger question is why wasnt this discussed before hand?If you took the initiative on your own to do the repairs, then its up to your SO to OFFER to pay you back. However, if your SO requested that you make the repairs on his behalf, I think it would be okay asking for reimbursement. 