CL adds are removed after being rented and I always have history on trends in neighborhoods I work with.Don't use Zestimate - just go to the actual listings and expired, make sure the location is right - precisely.Right now I have 2 rentals within half mile from each other. 2bed/1.5bath condo for $925 and 3bed/1.5bath townhouse for $1400.

She then confided in me that she watches her grand-daughter and her daughter insist on paying her $1000 a month.

A lot of these homes in the neighborhood were part of the Annadale/Arden Heights Mother/Daughter conversions.

Also, your credit history, the claim history of that property, your own credit history could potentially negatively affect the rates (also could be positive factors).  

We're feeling prompted to take our little business to the next level and shift focus to multi-family.Our ultimate goal in going down the REI path is to fund our daughters' (we have 6 of them!)

So they're going to look at your employment, employment history, current mandatory debts, liquid assets.

I am curious about the legal parameters of all this and if this is something I could break my lease over, because its just my daughter and I and I would really rather just move out than deal with all of this through the winter.

Little history about me.  

I would also request a VERY detailed background history of the dogs - most people who are trying to "beat the system" don't go the whole 9 yards of building a credible vaccine / vet check ups report.

They have a 700 score, 5x the rental income, no criminal no eviction history.