Before you even consider a trip to court (and I'm not sure why you'd consider this option at this point anyway) you need to be aware of your options as a tenant in your state in terms of what you can do if a landlord does not address repair issues to make a rental unit "habitable".You also need to be aware of just what limits a landlord must go to to achieve this.Colorado does allow a tenant the right to withhold rent IN SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES if a rental unit is "uninhabitable". 

The money from the hard money lender was not going to be available in time to meet the seller's deadline (I'd already paid him $500 for a two-week extension), so I cashed in my IRA and borrowed money from my parents to buy the house.

I have a tenant who is threatening to withhold next month's rent.  

To 3 different houses, my own my parents and a friend.  

I'm not far from you right now, just up north in Redlands visiting my parents. 

(side note: I have a realtor tell me that parents can sign a waiver for their child that it's okay for them to live in a lead unit, therefore not having to correct anything!....

There are a couple of units where the landlord pays the utilities (aka my parents) but when I walked by the property last week I noticed they have window air conditioning units.

Examples of income of this type include income from hourly workers with fluctuating hours, or income that includes commissions, bonuses, or overtime.History of Receipt: Two or more years of receipt of a particular type of variable income is recommended; however, variable income that has been received for 12 to 24 months may be considered as acceptable income, as long as the borrower’s loan application demonstrates that there are positive factors that reasonably offset the shorter income history.Examples of positive compensating factors that we like to see (1-3 will generally do it)...Employed in same line of work.Makes sense from a common sense perspective, like someone is returning to the workforce after being a stay at home parent for a while.Recently finished some training or education program that lines up with the new line of work.Low DTI.Great credit.Income trending upwards. 

We moved out for two 60 day periods into my parents barn (apartment) while we did major work. 

You need to consider all the costs associated with holding a license.