Orkin or Truely Nolen would be your two best choices.

Keeping that in mind, just download the bank details and let QuickBooks enter the data is not going to be sufficient.

What is your gun of choice?

You and the other partner can either receive 400k and sell, or buy his share at 400k... it's your choice).  

I could go max out my friends/family/crowdfunding options, but that probably wouldn't get me much beyond 20-30%...Anyhow, let me know if I'm missing something in terms of a strategy that might appeal to this seller.Thanks,-Orion HI Orion,As long as the roofer will give you a roof cert showing it will "certify," for now that will be sufficient but usually the roof is not an issue unless it is announce via written statements on the appraisal or  disclosed by the seller through the seller disclosure statement.As for the decking unless its visibly dry rotted with an indication of extreme termite damage that might have spread to the structure of the home you should be fine with a bit of deck damage but it depends on the extent you're referring to.When you refer to the siding, how much damage are you talking about to the siding?

If you get so deep in a project you have little choice but to finish it unless there is some dummy you can flip it to.

However, things have changed and I have decided to continue renting and so no, it was not the best choice to make.

One other thing to consider, if you leave your job (your choice or theirs) you'll have to pay back the entire balance within a few months or face painful early withdrawal penalties. 

You may be limited by time, money or other factors that would make some choices not feasible for you at this time.2) Set a reasonable goal for yourself based on what type of investment you're going to focus on.  

At that point they had a choice:1) Renegotiate with the current homeowner to start paying the mortgage again (possibly at a reduced value because it was the mortgage was purchased at a discount).- OR -2) Wait for the homeowner to miss one payment and foreclose on the property, thereby buying something for a deep discount if you don't mind going through the courts to eventually own the property.Has anyone seen this type of negotiation/deal with lenders?