I do have about 4 years of PM (in a very bad town) so I'm up to the challenge (at least for a year or so!)

Is this a bad idea?

It may not end up to be much but if you consider that in a few years you could moving into a property which will be rent free to you - that is not a bad idea.

I don't know if I've had a bad past couple of days, or if I'm just in a bad mood, but the pros I have been asking for help want money.

what happens if her "friend" installed it, does a bad job and blows up your house?

If they were really bad tenants they could do way more damage than one months rent.

I’ve known the note investor for over 20 years and they have a 150 million private placement fund to buy notes and are credible, proven and reliable players in the note buying industry.Annette, you won’t believe this but the idiots at SBA turned down the loan request so the transaction came to me from a realtor who sat in on my guest speaker 45 minute seller finance presentation last April.Perfect example how five entrepreneurs and one individual can do business better than the entire United States Federal Government.

Last time I was in Canton Reia, similar set up, was told by one of the officers, rehabbing is a bad word here.

You can fill a contract with contingencies (which is ethically a different discussion) to make it so you will never have a bad deal.

Don't feel bad, a lot of people have done the same thing.