Aloha Ligaya,  I cover those areas including Hawaii from a REI perspective. 

@Aaron Dubois I don’t believe you have a realistic perspective of what it would take to make this happen and what the financial implications are.

The bottom quartile is the most investor friendly from a price point perspective with vacancy rate and % of return fairly in line with the rest of these cities.https://www.hostyapp.com/the-b...1.

DaveFrom a credit damage perspective, once they have missed a payment (31 days late), it shows up on their record and after the 3rd missed payment their credit is shot.

From a lending perspective we can certainly help and make some recommendations on contractors in the area.

From a single family buying perspective, my only experience has been buying a new home 6 months ago, selling our current home, and talking with people I know.

Some additional perspective on months of supply

Either you have conflict or everyone withdrawing to their own little rooms, which is less social than if you just had 2 spaces that people could spend time in.I could go on, but I think I have at least answered the question of what is the other perspective on this issue.

Completely understand that perspective.

Tell her that you would need to see a year's worth of bank statements to prove the alimony payments were reliable, and since she can't provide that, then you have to deny her.And in the future, find any possible legal excuse you can to deny anyone going through a divorce or freshly divorced.