I rent nice places to renters all the time and they take good care of the property, pay rent on time, communicate well, etc.

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Also, in regards to communication with your lender, I always tell my clients to consider me as their lawyer and tell me everything (good, bad and ugly) and then I can best help them navigate how to communicate to the Underwiters.

I would not rely on the alimony unless the X is talked and supplies you with his expectations.I would try to treat this as a business decision that can be emotional.  

I have been ignoring a lot of her communication because deep down I dont want to actually split the portfolio or buy her out of her equity, I am just fine continuing along the path we are on. 

They are emotional-based transactions, NOT investor numbers-based.Result, +95% of agents bring investors worthless lists of properties.Trying to find the -5% of agents that know how to work with investors has these challenges:1) Finding them2) Vetting them3) Getting them to do business with you!

However I think the real benefit is being able to keep an eye on your kids while you cook and/or watch some mindless entertainment, and also be able to communicate with your family while also doing kitchen tasks. 

He gives off sleazy used car salesman vibes when communicating with him and I worry about giving him any money only to never hear from him again. 

You can ask the seller for their payment history, whether late fees were paid, and application info, in the past the seller has given me a file containing all communication with the current tenants at closing.Kelly

I listen to the podcast every day and I have read all of the BiggerPockets and I also bought a duplex that I am house hacking as my first house (it’s not a very good deal because I realized after that I bought with emotion mostly) but I was just like some advice on how to start my foundation so that I can start my farm area and start to analyzing