:) We are so blessed to have a strong, committed marriage, yet I totally understand how piling on too much can add stress and take away from family life.

Fast forward 15 years having lived in 2 different countries, a new marriage, a different state and one day a For Sale sign went up in the "apartment complex."

The borrower would sign an affidavit that, in the case of alimony being more than half the qualifying income, that the borrower has no intention of marriage within 6 months, if so the party marring would be qualified as well and co-sign the note.Unmarried joint tenancy would qualify both incomes and each execute the note as borrower and co-borrower/guarantor, they would not be required to be on title or deed, but could be.Any annuity income expected to become payable to a borrower, such as a court ordered judgment granted to be paid by any insurance company, trust or any insured or bonded entity within 6 months may be included with income.

Momma wants to wait and save about 50k to get another rental to move into for 2 months while we fix interior of primary and move back in then rent out the new rental.....I say we heloc or cash out refi the primary and get moving on it sooner than later at the lower rates etc.....I don't know....she has the emergency brake on as well as mashing down on the brake pedal and one foot out the door on the pavement as well....my gotta get out and go clock is about to explode knowing we have leverage and me wanting to make a move, or at least be able to make a move if something too good to pass up comes along......Guess I really need to ask a marriage counselor more than the experts here.

Maybe push into the first few years of a marriage if your SO will go along with the program.

We keep going bringing up rent-to-own, as that is something we actually did ourselves early in our marriage and it worked great for both us and our landlord.

Should be a fun experiment ... or the end of our marriage.

Debt is a liability, but telling people that doesn't sell books.Taking real estate advice from Kyosaki's "ideas" is like taking marriage advice from Zsa Zsa Gabor. 

Multifamily is marriage.

Do not make the mistake I made in my first disaster of a marriage!