But all he has lost is time, whereas my wife and I have taken on all the financial risk.My questions for the group are, how do we feel about the split?

Feel free to send me a DM if you want to discuss by phone. 

If you own a vacation rental in the Smokies, it might feel like demand is soft.

Understand how they slipped through the cracks - did you allow them to book even if you got a bad feeling, priced too low, last minute booking, etc? 

It really comes down to what specific documents you need from the tenant that you'll feel secured and comfortable of renting it to him/her.The typical criteria would be credit, background check, renters insurance, first + last month of rent + security deposit.

Maybe this topic has already been covered in this forum; please feel free to direct me to the previous posts.

Agree with Wilson, Tracy is not so attractive but feels Modesto area still has charm, one more point to note is ROI will not be in new homes but some possibility in 1980s with some TLC.

If you put down $300k on this new property you’re going to feel pretty bad if you break up and he wants half.

If you need any advice on areas or anything else, feel free to message me.

If you're looking to wholesale feel free to reach out, would love to chat and I'm looking to buy