I‘m posting currently on CraigslistEssentially, the tenants are strangers.

They'll leave your place dirtier than strangers and want to come back for even less money next time.

But when I meet strangers, the fact that I went to such a school helps me build instant credibility.

It's easier to seem like a serious landlord to strangers than to friends you hang out with.Adding money to friendships tends to be awkward and change the relationship.

If you are planning to rent out rooms dorm style, you may have a difficult time finding strangers that are willing to share one bath.

Hence the process that works for buying from a stranger is the same process for buying an REO property with the bank as the seller.

Who knows, stranger things than that are legal.

Because this sounds like a unique situation where you helped someone that you had a great relationship with (greater than just an average stranger) and there was a lot more trust and accountability involved.

They will never feel more comfortable than a total stranger to ask you favors that would be absolutely outside the scope of normal tenant relations.

I know this doesn't exactly answer your question, but if you look at a deal that you think could make sense, but the BP calculator doesn't spit out a ratio that some stranger on here told you it should- who cares?