It’s not rocket science or that labor intensive work to be giving out all your cash flow to strangers who don’t even care about your investment

. -- whatever);c. the dollar amountper month between what you charge and what the market rate would be,and;d. the percentageamount below market of what you charge compared to market rates.My feeling is thatif we can gather a body of -- ultimately verifiable -- evidence oflandlords charging below market rates, we'd be better able to insiston vacancy decontrol or other measures that would prevent some youngthug stranger from free-loading on your kindness to a good tenantwho'd fallen on hard times, or whatever.

Overcoming the fear of renting personal home space to strangers.

. - I try to do for others (even strangers, and even when it may be none of my business) what I wish someone had or would do for me.If you were walking down a path in the woods where you had just seen a bear a short distance back, would you tell the stranger / hiker walking towards you headed in that direction - or let him continuing walking past in silence?

This could be a friend or family member or a stranger who has money to invest and feels comfortable with you, your project and your numbers.

You mean you would take legal advice from a stranger on a message board with $50k at risk?

Picture some stranger walking to your front door asking if they can see your newly purchased house to see how it looks after rehab......

If you are willing to put in the work and don't mind having strangers in your place all the time, then option 4 could be the most profitable depending on the airBNB vacancy rates in your area.

It seems unlikely that they would be so desperate as to hand the deed over to a complete stranger while maintaining a debt of $433 but I suppose crazier things have happened.

Don't expect strangers on the internet to serve up everything you need for you.