I have successfully completed online courses for my master's degree, so I'm not stranger to the discipliner required.

Friends and family are ok, whereas soliciting strangers or people you meet at real estate functions isn't.

Bet the idea of renting out their house to total strangers like it was a hotel room looked real good on paper.Yuppie stupidity knows no bounds.If they wanted to run a hotel, they should have gotten the proper permits and insurance.

The part I am concerned about - which I think is also the owner's BIGGEST concern is putting a stranger on the title.

I like the honesty and I like words that help strangers understand what is going on. 

But for a bank to actually place a property on the MLS, and sign an interact without owning it yet, even stranger.  

He actually was surprised that a stranger in this industry full of sharks would reach out to help.  

If this house belonged to a complete stranger and you came across it while searching for a good investment would you buy it?

Personally, I would go after the couple for half the cost of removing the carpet and the smell and replacing with new carpet.If they really make 150k/yr, I'd be hard pressed to see them wanting to go in front of a judge and a bunch of strangers to argue that it was ok for their dogs to pee all over the house.The other thing I'd say is that it doesn't cost much to threaten them that you're going to take them to court if they don't pay for half the carpet.

I am currently employed as an engineer, partner to California electrical contracting company, and most importantly a part-time real estate investor.I am no stranger to investing, although I would not consider myself an expert.