I think their logic was that a family with 12 people (parents and 10 boy children) would have difficulty finding a suitable house with say 6 bedrooms.In addition to the Federal guideline, some local ordinances address occupants both tenants and owners. 

Together we make about 120k-ish and as were doing this, were actively paying down our credit card debt which together is about 20k at the moment, just fyi.I feel like this is a solid plan, but I'm not too big headed to admit that I don't know everything.

Some things were done well and others were horrible and needed to be redone.

How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

I am going to assume, then it might make sense to go with a major player in the dst's.

-Legal Protection: A real estate attorney should draft the seller financing agreement to make sure your interests are protected.Final ThoughtsThis might be a pretty awesome first project if you can work out some sort of low-down, seller-financed deal with sweet terms.

Here's how I'd suggest proceeding: - Make it clear in the listing what your requirements are for Credit, Criminal, Credit, and Eviction.

I can make the numbers on a good property turn bad for a year or more due to the loss of rents, if they can't be recovered. 

The best way to be unbiased is to not be married to anyone.There are more current Norada posts here on BP.

tough spot-there are organizations he can reach out to for financial assistance.