I know that I should try to stay at 60% - 70% LTV.

Where you start and what kind of property you buy will be dependent on what youre trying to accomplish, i.e., your goals.

I was trying to avoid the eviction process just because I know it can be rather lengthy in IL, I figured with the month-to-month I can just cancel it hopefully without any issues. 

He came to me to help him find someone. here is rundownhome - 650k1st -160k2nd-90kself employed (appraiser)bank statements -130k credit 690also has a rental value 230k1st -45khe was trying to do a Hometap on OOC but didn't fly due to a small balloon on the end of his 1st mtg.

I ultimately did not do it but I'd be interested to hear if anyone tried that program or knows of anyone who did.  

I tried Simpli Safe but, there cameras all need wifi to be able to live stream and record.

It seems you and your husband have the ability to make a property more desirable and I would try to stay local for the same reasons you listed. 

I tried a few systems recently, but Smarter Contact has worked well for me so I am not changing it to anything else.

I want to say an indisputable "No", like the others, but hopefully this isn't a case of the old landlord being upset about something else and trying to bad-mouth the woman, but I'm not sure how you could verify that.

I've recently moved to SC and am trying to get into REI here.