We have been in the attic and can clearly see the 2 areas where wood is rotten (probably 2- 4 long), rest of the wood looks nice and dry. 

It is my understanding though that he could add his wife to the deed without her being on the mortgage so credit would not be an issue in that situation.

Yes, taking on a partner and actually purchasing is the best route and will not leave the seller out to dry. 

My son's child support check dries up when he graduates high school in June, so I was hoping the rental cash flow could partially replace the lost child support and help pay for his college.

Blood from gun shots,, we let it dry, cut out damaged sheetrock,, flooring carpet & pad cut out and wrapped up like a buritto,, plastic gloves, face masks,,  one guy died in bed,, put the mattress in a tarp and rolled it up and out. 

Most good buys are dried up and too investor saturated.

But , we're not going to leave you high and dry!

I call that BS but do not have any evidence to disprove them.Tl;dr, i have all liquidity sucked up in HELOC and now have a case of a higher DTI even though i am not using full HELOC funds.

I have read You Can Negotiate Anything by Herb Cohen and I think it's good.

Not greedy, or looking to wipe people dry, cuts no corners but has phenomenal deals he gets.Just paying it forward cause he’s done so much for me.