We all will have our own opinions but end of day it is up to you if you value $10,000 as.I was booted from the FB page because I dared to explain why some of the things his students, and I use that term very loosely, were espousing were simply illegal.

I know some people have the knack and others simply can't make it happen.

Worst case scenario, if that doesn't work, I can simply do fertilizer applications and landscape lighting as they don't require much labor.

I don’t want to just cut cost though I want to understand what I’m doing and be super hands on.

I am currently simply educating myself on such options. 

What would a fair cut of the profits be?

Simply gifting him half the property now wouldn’t immediately allow him to claim the exclusion without fulfilling this residency requirement, I don't believe.One thought would be to use a HELOC to pull just enough equity out of the current home and use it to buy a smaller home, or at least the down payment.

I know that’s not the only reason to invest in real estate but simply put it’s what I’m mainly looking at and In the markets I am currently looking at, it look like regardless of str, mtr, and ltr, I’ll be cash flowing around 150-300 a month.

If the eviction goes to court, then there is a record of that eviction on their file and it will make it harder for them to find another place to live (assuming the landlord does a background check).Not renewing the lease happens when either party decides they simply don't want to renew the lease. 

My goal of refinancing was simply lowering our monthly spending to reallocate towards future investments.