I purchased for $420k and the house needed quite a bit of updating/fixing and furniture, so I spent another $64,000 in repairs using my savings along with credit cards...yeah...ouch...I know...  

From the CA website:A landlord can only deduct certain items from a security deposit The landlord can deduct for:Cleaning the rental unit when a tenant moves out, but only to make it as clean as when the tenant first moved inRepairing damage, other than normal wear and tear, caused by the tenant and the tenant's guestsRestoring or replacing furniture or other personal items, but only if this was included in the rental agreement and the damage isn't from normal wear and tear Generally, a landlord can keep part of the security deposit for rent owed.

Here’s my problem: everyone keeps telling me it’s business and I need to send her to collections, but I struggle with the idea of pinging her credit and her not being able to find a place to go for her children.

Buy your wife flowers.Hey @Daniel K Houck - first thing, congrats on achieving the dream of having a beautiful family with a solid wife that loves you enough to have 4 children :)Second, is sounds like you are comparing yourself to the people on the podcast - don't.

If you want to get a tenant out to sell the property or move back in, you have to pay a relocation fee which varies according to number of tenants, if there are minor children, if tenant has a disability or over age 65.

We have had nurses from Valleywise, Phoenix Children's and St.

Like if I offered to buy his furniture too?

On the asset side you would show assets you personally own including houses, cars, furniture, life insurance policies, etc. 

Say her ESA is a cow and this is a condo with no yard (just to be extreme) or this dog is a barking nuisance with many complaints, bites some children, and has rabies. 

I checked out all the beaches from Sunset to the outer banks and this is what my wife and I surmised: We immediately crossed OBX off our list because it was very far and because of the lack of medical care nearby…you have to think of these things once you have children.