That was how he chose to resolve a marital financial issue. 

Marital deduction, having kids/dependents are examples of not so good ideas-IMO.

The best you can arrive at is true par either way, up to you how much time you want to spend on that (you need a broker if you want to save time), or if you need the emotional sense of victory (you need a banker if you want to be quoted something high, that you negotiate down, for that emotional victory [in marital situations, this is often REQUIRED, and mortgage brokers suck at fulfilling this marital requirement]).You can also swap rate for fee and fee for rate to your heart's desire through either channel, I typically just show my California clients the wholesale rate sheet and let them tell me what they want.

Fellow landlords, I have a few questions regarding FHA protected classes.(1) Familial Status:  My understanding is that this class applies to marital status, families with children under 18, families with someone expecting or adopting etc...What about roommates? 

These future agreements are complex and down the road; things would be even more complicated both sides change of marital status, children etc. 

Looking to consult someone on our options for terminating a lease when one of the tenants is choosing to move out due to irreconcilable marital issues.

So his monthly payments are based on the loan being completely paid off in 20 years.15 year loan signifies that there will be a balloon payment at year 15, which means the remaining balance will be due on that day. 

Fair housing laws don't allow you to discriminate based an family/marital status but you can still require financial standards.

It is meant to signify that there is little work needed to be done by an investor when they purchase the property.  

She kept marital home and I kept three rental units.