You can’t take a stranger’s word on these things.

She was referred by a friend, so we weren't just putting our trust in just any stranger off the street, but it looks like most of the properties she manages are on the South side of San Antonio, which is on the other side of town.

@Joshua T. in most cases renting out part of a single family to someone else wouldn’t be allowed by town zoning regulations.There’s a limited exception for disabled and senior relatives of the owner, but renting part of a single family out to a stranger Is generally not allowed.It’s possible you could AirBNB a room occasionally but the demand for that in a rural area might be small and you’d want to check with the town building department ahead of time as some towns have regulations regarding that.If you were asking about legally converting a single family to a 2F, that would be an uphill battle and especially in a rural area I would not expect it to succeed.If you were asking about doing it anyway even though it would be an illegal unit, I can think of at least three good reasons not to do that.First, if your tenant every does anything to annoy a neighbor (very common, some would say inevitable), it’s very possible the neighbor will complain to the town.

Sometimes, when investing with an acquaintance you have to be just as thorough as with a complete stranger. 

v=SemHh0n19LA&t=819sPublic forums like this can give you ideas, if you want to deep dive with a sympathetic stranger, I'm open to listening.

Lol, I rather have a total stranger find me an investment than a previous Morris invest employee....They couldn't find/provide a realistic investment then...yet not they are flying solo and things are going to be better... right lol.

Assuming it's legal in Colorado, are mortgage companies willing to let a stranger take over a loan in order to save it?

For those who want to do this with strangers, I recommend furnishing the rooms.  

And, again, am not going to show my POFs to strangers.

The owner (depending on how open they are with discussing their financial situation with a stranger) may let you know if they intend on paying their taxes or letting it go.