That's how I invest every month, with relatively small amounts.

Insurance has been a big issue in our market this year as companies have jacked rates out of control. 

Formal agreement may make the most sense, she is willing to help us out and if she has to be on the mortgage afterwards that shouldn't be an issue.

The difference is that on the 2k house you can pay for that HVAC relatively quickly, where as the 800 house it takes many months to offset the costs.The same can be said for other costs such as property management. 

Sometimes new installs have problems cooling the house correctly or just other problems- so doing it without tenants gives you some time to address any of these issues. 

If the roof is spongy and you go into the basement and the water heater and furnace are encrusted with an inch of rust, that's a different issue.

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Chargeback is not really an issue, due to the seller being able to sue you for doing such if he provides a clear deed, that it states in the contract.   

But rest assured, any built-ins, any woodwork, doors and windows, anything "nice" in the house that you put it once upon a time for yourself to enjoy is going to get damaged.I am closely related to a guy who moved out of his house five years ago to a new house, with the intention to fix up the old property a bit and rent it, and yet his old house has sat empty for five years and he's paid holding costs for out of pocket.

It shouldn't be an issue to put title on both properties, unless you want to maximize liability protection and create another LLC