She was previously living there with a roommate and they were both on the lease, and I allowed the old roommate to move out and wrote a new lease with the one girl on the same terms.

someone in another thread mentioned that they used cheap water shutoff valves under their sinks, leading to them breaking several years later when he tried to shut off the water. obviously that was a mess, and it would have been better to buy higher quality valves to begin with.on the other side of the coin, when I remodeled my primary last year, I wanted black outlet and switch covers. instead of buying 25-35 of them at $4 a pop, I bought a $10 can of spray paint, and painted the white ones.

Unless you can read that in black and white, I'm thinking someone told you wrong information.

Its like the guy/girl who reads the classifieds over his coffee daily, regardless if they actually want/need the product/service/etc. 

Then after every tenant turnover the tub has to be recaulked due to the mold the inevitably grows behind the caulking and turns it black. 

I've got to compete with unlicensed people and illegal workers of other strains, so my initial prices are going to be to secure a job against them, but, once I prove myself, if you want cut-rate and cut-craftsmanship, I respect your decision.That said, most of my initial jobs are small, so I can assess the person for whom I'm working.I don't deal with people who speak stylishly-- valley girl accents or other effects. 

David, its no brainier for you to do it, make the letter to the owners as formal black and white letter. saying that you are looking for small multi family property so you can live in and have as an investment. just be open and honest. 

You will probably need to marry the girl, but you know that already.Plan to put the money you bring with you and as much of your earnings as you can spare in real estate.Immigrants have routinely made money in this country for at least the last hundred and fifty years this way.

Standard top freezer 18 cu ft, with ice maker, color black.

I also knew that the previous owner neglected the roof on the garage. it ended up leaking and causing lot's of black mold.