More down payment = more cashflow to cover the disasters we pray to avoid.MURPHY'S LAW - https://www.mindtools.com/page...In its simplest form, Murphy's Law states: If anything can go wrong, it will.

Simplest may be to add her to your RE account...whether they still want to see her name on the account for two statements or not is a question I would ask.

The property should have a bathroom on each level, otherwise it will be tough to sell.Financing for Purchase: very straightforward, since there are a lot of comparable sales; single family properties are the simplest to finance because they are low risk for lenders (lots of comps & lots of buyers).

If you are already getting  just one accounts, the simplest way to do this is just allocate the overheard expenses between all the series.

I'm leaning towards the latter since I tend to go with the simplest answer to questions that are not life or death. 

The simplest way to explain it: know your market and know people.Study the market.

The simplest path to growing your $60k at this point would be to be a Private Money Parnter with someone else's deal. 

That was a brief thought, but the main water shutoff is right there, and don't really want people driving over it.The simplest answer might just be talking to the neighbor and extending the driveway with some gravel to the back so they can pull out through the neighbors lot.     

It seems like it might be the simplest solution. 

Have never done this before but seems like the best & simplest introduction to real estate investing as well as a way to live rent free  (in theory).