It is for this reason that I proposed the question they started this thread.... learning from others who have blazed a trail or been there done that type is educational for me to learn what works for certain folks and how they got into it etc. everyone has different reasons and pros/cons so it’s good to help me figure it out based on others feedback.

The US was the 2nd largest manufacturing sector by output in the world for each of at least the past 5 years, trailing only China and only just barely.

Looking at the trailing 12 of the current owner, he has been filing district court fees every month.

Also there's water runoff which can work its way through the foundation and cause the basements to be damp or have water trailing in during modest to heavy rain.

Just have a written lease, and make them pay you something, even if it is only $1, via check,  so you can show the deposit and a paper trail. 

@Edward RuecaYes no way you can buy $800k house with equity..You can try going to a mortgage broker who can restructure your current loan with the income property and obtain a new loan for primary residence.. tricky part is you will likely not have a trailing 12 rental history which is what the lender would want to see..

I have a 1 bedroom Condo in a gated community in Santa Fe NM, 10min driving time from beautiful Down Town SF Plaza, 20min from Santa Fe ski basin and access to walking/biking trails to all areas of Santa Fe.

For example:- building 1: Me, Partner 1, Partner 2- building 2: Me, Partner 2, Partner 3- building 3: Me, Partner 2, Partner 4etc.By keeping everything completely separate, audit trails can easily be set up and the integredy of the Accounts are maintained.Each Building Partner can have read only access to the Accounts so they can monitor it for excessive expenses, fraud, etc.In fact, this helps build confidence in me as the manager for the Buildings amoung all 10 of my Partners.Is it difficult?

It could have been transferred but you would really want a paper trail that states that, if they can't come up with a good explanation this would be a huge red flag.

Also DCR, or why to look at the 10yr treasure when you sign an LOI to buy and right before closing because the trailing 12 looked like swiss cheese after shredding the proforma without looking at it.