Ideally one side would sell out to the other, as divorce is often acrimonious or can become such.

Certainty in this industry is merely an illusory facade - costs and timelines often exceed expectations by double.

Walkthroughs are never detailed enough to be final (ie often tenants have lower disconnected and discover broken appliances later.) 

This takes a little more work, but it's the fairest and reduces the likelihood of tenants that squander utilities.If you choose #2 or #3, there are considerations:Start with an average.

Often times you will pay much more in taxes than if you pulled the money out, paid the taxes and penalty and then started investing in real estate.For example, with the financing you mentioned, the IRA must pay taxes on the portion of the profit earned by financing. 

Why Insurance is Not Enough Unfortunately, the landscape with guests and how often lawsuits are filed, has changed dramatically in the last 4-5 years and it's a risk no STR homeowner should take!

These markets often have strong population and job growth and strong rental demand.But the reality is that even in more affordable markets like Columbus, you'll need about $50k-60k household income just to qualify for a conventional investment property loan (this assumes good credit and reasonable debt).

Hard money lenders are going to want you to have success and will often times help you see if your numbers are close or way off. 

For investors looking to purchase properties here in SD at the moment, 20-25% down will most often leave you with negative monthly cash flow. 

On a pre-1900 build I often see them filled with mortar, at least here in Milwaukee.