Soaked and puddled black black black.This was a potential 1031 target - thus we are ultra disappointed.

I will use the analogy of skiing - if you have never been skiing it's not recommended to start on the black diamonds.

But it is more stress since I am on the hook for the rent, utils, operating costs each month and I don't always breathe easy until I see enough bookings for that month to put me in the black.

It's at the black Labrador at 6:30pm.

I Like other investors, might give you a owner financing for the other portion of the investment.I agree , as a Bronx girl myself, that it will be the next boro frontier.

Now one girl dropped out and says she's not living there no matter what and the rest say they'll start paying only if June/July/August is forgiven and all laundry list items are resolved.Should I just start eviction and call this an expensive lesson learned?

It can quickly and completely turn a property from a profitable asset into a year-long non-performing nightmare-black-hole of ROI death.California is pretty much the last place in the world that a landlord should screw around with tenants.

I'd LOVE marble countertops in our primary residence but my partner has to keep reminding me that our area and market don't currently demand for stone countertops so our current laminate countertops are just fine (he probably hates that I ask so often though.. a girl wants what a girls wants).

I thought of finding an investor and selling this year and doing a rent  back until the girls are out in June but, it sounds like we would have to go below market and like you said, I want to get as much out of our home as possible because it is all we have.I guess I am wondering if there is anyway to avoid capital gains on proceeds over $500,000?

I'm sure you can find other deals if this one doesn't come through : every month I tell my Girl friend: damn - "this is the deal of a lifetime" lol Is this a SFR or is it 2 units?