I have to get a lawyer just to have access to see my son.My question is this: If I have a renter (my ex-gf, who has kids) who is not on any bills, or mortgage, and there's no lease or any other sort of written or signed agreement, and I am now in financial dire straights and need to sell the house to pay for lawyers fees, how does this shake out?

The prior agreement was straight 50% split.

Hey man, Im a recent licensee that came straight out of high school as well.

My preferred method as an investor is to to find a bank that will do a line of credit on the rental property instead of doing a straight refinance.

This is a small town (10k pop) and the have city municipal utilities that provide the electricity, gas, water, sewer, so I should be able to go straight to someone in that department for the utility questions.

Just straight information and super friendly atmosphere.AREA Real Estate Investing Group – https://www.meetup.com/realestate-445/ - Meets once per month and is usually well attended

It has been some time since I looked at hard numbers, but in the past, in my area, you could build at a 15% discount from retail.

I offered to pay the difference of what it actually cost him and 3months rent (so if billed labor was $3k, I’d just pay the GC $150).Reasons why I like this:-Building rapport with this GC and his businesses-I get my reno done professionally at a heavily discounted price or potentially free-unit was going to sit empty anyways during my deployment, but now has a handy guy living in it-short term deal with the GC, at most I would sign a 6 months contract and charge the actual amount beyond the cost of renoThings I am getting done:-Laminate floors install and base boards-Cosmetic touch ups in bathroom (to include dry wall)-new front door/frame install-putting up ceiling fans -replacing cast iron pipes for sewer linesWould it be a good deal, all things considered?

Best route is you go to CPA and got your number from them.100% Tax Deferral if you don't touch the money for 10 years. 10% tax discount if you plan to withdraw on 2026.

I originally wanted to go straight into apartment complexes but feel like I may need to get feet wet before going into something that may be a little much to start with.