To throw another wrench into the situation, I read something the other day that said for the time being CMHC rules remain the same and lenders plan to treat any pot plant growing as a grow-up.

I wish you and your tenets the best of luck if you have any questions on how to treat mold then feel free to ask me.

As it's my understanding AZ is a community property state, you could treat the 50-50 husband-wife LLC as disregarded and file Sch E under Rev Proc 2002-69 instead of a 1065 to save compliance costs.Talk to your tax CPA/EA and attorney.

Switch them back after the appraisal.There are basically three outcomes to an appraisal: you can get lowballed, you can get treated fairly, or you can get a high estimate.

Under market rents, deferred maintenance (one tenant in a unit for 26 years), tenants that are treated more like friends.

You could treat it like eviction OJT and get a feel for if this is something that's in your wheel house or not. 2.

IRRs to me are a bit of a distraction and I always treat them with suspicion.Plan for all of your replacement costs for your holding period at purchase time and be prepared for a few negative years if you have a major expense show up. 

They are the patient and you can’t possibly treat their symptoms or make the pain go away without asking questions.

Summer vacation rentals in Cape Cod, this create an issue where these are treated as 2nd homes or investment house, where I would not get the best APR and I can't use my ROTH IRA as a down payment for my first home.3.

People here are extremely friendly and visitors are treated well, but if you plan on sticking around you best acclimate quickly and whatever you do, do NOT try to change anything.