However, she is going through a major life crisis and is going through abuse from her kids father.

Passive income can be a great way to help you generate extra cash flow, and the economic upheaval largely caused by the COVID-19 crisis is a testament to the value of having multiple streams of income.⁣⁣With the pandemic throwing the job situation of many Americans into disarray, passive income helps you bridge the gap if you suddenly become unemployed or even if you voluntarily take time away from work.

@Amber Lister: I was trying to find this great CBRE graph that basically showed real estate values are far outpacing rent growth, hence the 3% in financial crisis becoming the 2%, becoming the 1%, and now in most stable submarkets of major metros, you are looking at 0.5-0.75% rule.  

Then call the crisis hotlines and look for a shelter that can house her for a couple days.

Pretty sure I was at community college being a Model UN nerd when this thread was started.... won "best dressed" representing a middle eastern country, while wearing attire I had picked up while stationed in the middle east, and starting WW3 over a ridiculous and unjust fig tariff (I did not win best diplomat).

And people blame the housing crisis on the banks!

Even during the subprime crisis, the market in Texas experienced most of it's impact due to the sharp constriction of the lending market. 

The loan term seems to be engineered accordingly.The concern that was raised is that what if there is a recession or a credit crisis and so it is hard to get loans.

If you can collect 1.5 months rent as a deposit then that is what I would demand, or better yet 1 months rent and .5 months worth of a non refundable pet fee if your state allows for such a thing.Otherwise if you can get guaranteed income, and above average rent during this crisis then I would say go for it. 

This crisis is extremely young still and with tools like mortgage forbearance prolonging the foreclosures, I’m afraid we haven’t seen even close to the beginning of the carnage we will see in the next few years.The money ALWAYS moves from the weak hands to the strong hands in times like these!