A similar situation happened in Houston last summer but the PM caught it within 24 hours before the "tenants" had time to settle in.http://www.khou.com/news/crime/woman-out-thousands-after-rental-scam/309552665

Do you envision it just being good to live next door to this woman?

EVER. ask my woman sign a lease or "pay me rent," that's probably the mindset behind why 50% of marriages/relationships fail and why money is such an issue in so many marriages.

In the case that the BF wasn't going to be on the lease, then the woman would be naming him as a resident and accepting responsibility for him.

Along came a woman who was willing to fill it out the online application, and was upfront with me that she had had a previous eviction.

We once rented to a woman with an eviction on her record and her tenancy with us was successful.

In fact, I just lost a client to Cleveland where she will be renting a very cute home for significantly less than in my area.

(renting bedrooms to recovering alcoholics) Met a woman in austin who made millions doing this.Write letters for offmarket propertiesLook at possibilities for repurposing(watched a small office complex go multifam around here)Wait and continue to educate yourself till things get easier to buy.I dont think going outside of houston will help much, seems tobe like this everywhere

I would be very careful on saying repairs are thought to be $20k, when you actually have no idea and you are going off what the seller (a woman in poor health, not someone I would expect to be keen on current rehab costs) is quoting you.

then I would work on getting that extra dog, however cute out as with the extra person.