Even with a co-signer?!?!

No different than issuing a CO on new construction.

Apparently one of the kids received a silicon oven liner (as a gift) that you put on the lower rack(s) to catch drips etc. http://www.overstock.com/Home-Garden/Miu-Heavy-weight-Commercial-Non-stick-Oven-Liner/7900414/product.html Unfortunately she put it on the very bottom of the oven & we had a CO emergency.

I know they can't be a co-borrower on any of my properties, but I've heard some people say to keep them off title and others say that it didn't matter. 

I discovered it several months later when I could not get a CO due to unpaid taxes.

Fellow landlords I had a unique situation last week and wanted some opinions.I had a CO issue (I'm close to an expert now if anyone needs advice) and my tenants called the local utility company.

The landlords feel SO guilty about selling, especially since almost everyone is month to month. 9 out of 10 times the rent is too low and the property needs work, but the tenant and landlord have been in a co-dependent/live-and-let-live/standoff relationship for a long time.Make your offer sight unseen, contingent upon inspection and contingent upon confirming the lease and rents.

I'm trying to avoid the need of a co-signer & don't want to make myself get a "behind the desk" job.

national irc is the law in many areas....and it says one on each level, plus one in each bedroom and one in the connecting hallway. plus a co detector somewhere

A co-worker, his real estate agent, and I are actively bidding on REOs here.