I have considered renting by the room but think it might make managing all the tenants difficult so I have tried to stay away from that option

If you are going to stay local and considering a condo, you really have to look at fixer condos and at least 3 bedrooms for it to have potential.

We ended up going with GC we feel comfortable with, will work with insurance company and complete getting our house back together.

My biggest piece of advice is to learn to "get comfortable being uncomfortable"!

Also, if I recall Texas law (oops, see above) it’s only state that I think imposes a statutory stay on foreclosures pending probate.

Just know there’s a lot of competition, so you’ll need to stay consistent.

I believe that she would have stayed with him if she had not been paid to leave him.Tuff topic I know.

Starting out, staying in your own backyard has many advantages.

These sellers hand you the keys and stay out of the way until its time to sign a contract. 

Its a tough subject because logically, they are joint and several guarantys so rationally a 100% guaranty from each of two people (one 740 one 680 for example) is ALWAYS going to be better than just one 100% guaranty from someone at 740 (so it wouldn't make sense to have a better rate for the latter)The problem is that there is fraud and "straw borrowers" out there where someone who is not involved in the property signs on to boost score and terms - so many DSCR Lenders in response either do the "non-rational" thing and price to the lower to avoid the fraud or use the higher of the two (and either be a little loose with things or just stay vigilant on any funny business)