:roll: My lady friend has two teenagers that I often have to "interact" with, believe me, they know everyting!

I'd argue that if you're buying in a high priced market, some inexperienced teenager who lives in his parents basements is even more dangerous to consumers.The fact of the matter is you've got to go to school for 6+ years to be a lawyer or an engineer. 8+ to be a Doctor. 5 year apprenticeship to be an electrician. 

You may not include income earned that is not on a tax return, an administrator or PHA may consider additional income in that household, a teenager may mow lawns or receive child support that may influence funds available to that household. 

And now she wants to drop the entire thing for the next year or two or more.I've wanted to own a rental since I was a teenage, our home has had all the major repairs and upgrades, it's move-in ready at this point.The ideal situation for me is to buy a second home in the next few months, @ ~7%, get into our home before summer, interest rates drop over the next year or 2, house appreciates, we make out like bandits in equity and then if it makes sense we refinance to a lower interest rate.

If I knew then what I am learning now, I might be in a whole different situation at this point in my life.What books or tools have been successful to get the 'penny to drop' for your teenagers and which ones fell on deaf ears?

I had a group of teenage girls rent the home when Taylor Swift was in town.If you want to discuss Detroit, I'm happy to do it.

Anyone that exercises regularly knows that's not sustainable unless you're a teenager.

I had a group of teenage girls rent the home when Taylor Swift was in town.If you want to discuss Detroit, I'm happy to do it.

If they had some teenage kids. 

Aside from large groups of teenagers, I held get togethers at my house hosting 50 people at a time.