You could also consider a joint venture with someone who has the necessary experience, or see if the builder is willing to act as a guarantor.

I would send an email reminding them what it means being both on the lease and jointly and severally liable for the payment of rent and that you are required to follow all terms of the lease as written, including filing an eviction that will attach to them both if necessary.

Curious how lenders will evaluate us for a joint mortgage if the home will likely be used as both a primary and secondary residence. 

Joint Venture (JV) or Partner with Established Professionals:Consider forming joint ventures or partnerships with experienced wholesalers or real estate investors.

Seeking advice or opinion on how to handle a situation.I have single family home in PA jointly leased to a couple with 2 kids.

See if you can buy in a joint venture with an experienced investor

Or if anyone else is in a similar situation, do you want to join me on a joint lawsuit so we can at least split the legal fees?

If both your names on the deed and you file a joint tax return the the two of you (or more accurately your joint tax return) are really seen as the taxpayer for that property because it is reported on your joint tax return. 

One cool thing is that while ACH transactions take about 4 days to fully settle, rentec direct’s payment processor gives you next day credit for those funds.  

It is forgiving because it is easily patched up with joint compound and sanding.