Feel free to skip down to the bottom if you just want to look at the numbers, but the numbers aren't what are really tripping me up right now.Background: I'm 30, work full-time as an Engineer, and have no debt besides my two mortgages - our current residence, and our former residence, which is now our one rental. 

So much of the city and the surrounding areas are just blowing up right now.

As a guarantor they have the right to know whether little Johnny or Jane are in good {financial} standing under the lease and the obligation to open their wallet when they are not.Unfortunately if the mother is a co-signor of the lease, and the parents are not separated, it may be interpreted that the father has some standing depending on martial law ... you could quickly verify this.

Evans I grew up right down the street from Reading, MA and I house hack a 4-family in Haverhill (North of Boston).

But knowing that the  strategy would work for both small as well as large MFHs if the market begins to down turn would help knowing which options I have as I start up.  Right

If it's set up right, I think that this can deliver some eye-popping passive returns.

Too many space and design issues with moving them downstairs and it appears that if we set it up right it will be fine.The reference to the price point is because at $375k in Atlanta, you are working with upmarket buyers.Thanks again for the great info!

We'd like to believe that everyone is hard working, diligent, intelligent, competent, aware, educated, morally upright, and all those things, but it simply is not true.

Your friend should contact an eviction lawyer immediately - they might be able to file an unlawful detainer immediately and have the sheriff show up right away.  

I grew up right around the surrounding downtown area, so if there's any knowledge that I can give  to this community (which is probably relatively small at this point) it would be how certain neighborhoods feel.