Jack Bobeck, if you are going to borrow money from a "private lender" who, for purposes of this conversation can be assumed to be less financially sophisticated than a bank, I feel you should be willing to stand behind your signature.

How do you introduce what you do in the initial conversation?

Be sure to set up some Keyword Alerts for "Dallas" and "DFW" so when they are mentioned in the forums, you can pop into those conversations!

Chances are likely rehab costs will include extensive plumbing & electrical, both high ticket items.

The sale of the home is considered to be for health reasons if the taxpayer's primary reason for selling the home is to obtain medical attention (diagnosis, cure, mitigation, or treatment), or to obtain medical or personal care for a qualified individual suffering from a disease, illness, or injury.Unforeseen circumstances may include: an involuntary conversion (destruction or condemnation of home), unemployment, the inability to pay basic living expenses, or a change in living arrangement such as a divorce or legal separation or multiple births resulting from the same pregnancy, and other reasons to the extent provided in regulationsThe taxpayer's exclusion would have been disallowed because of the "more than one home sold during a 2-year period" rule, except that the taxpayer sold the home due to and of the three reasons listed above.The taxpayer otherwise qualifies for the sale of home exclusion, but there was a period of nonqualified use during which the home was not used as a principal residence (effective for tax years beginning after December 31, 2008).Example: John bought his first home in 2003.

I have spent close to 2k since she moved in, remediating items that I may not have remediated for 95% of other tenants.

That is called conversion.

They tell the customers what their top dollar is for the item in question because they as a business HAVE to make a profit on it.

Listen for those life events going on and you can turn the conversation to RE.

Since nothing happened; only a near miss, offer to have someone review the home for other safety items....plus if that person takes pictures of their inspection, you will have a better idea of what's going on and proof of the whole situation for the future or move out.