Jay- good thought but this is an OWNER OCCUPIED residence - thus they are CONSUMERS and lending to distress consumers who cannot show or demonstrate any ability to REPAY the debt is DANGEROUS as once you take their feet out of the fire - the pain stops (at least momentarily).

It just comes with the territory when you buy attached properties with different owners. 

@Sy PiresYou say Your well aware of the dangers of renting to family and took that into consideration.. no you didn’t , if you considered it ,you would not have done it .

The MOST dangerous time is 1-4 or 1-6 units total.

Most private lenders won't lend on somebody's first deal, unless they are friends or family, and that has dangers of its own.If you do pursue private money, don't ask them for money, present them the investment opportunity.

I sent them a link with a non-chemical alternative method to use a less harmful way to get rid of them, and suggested they take one to a nursery to see if they actually ARE dangerous, advised to supervise their child and dogs, just like they would in a local park, but I'm not about to run back and forth to the property everytime a naturally-occuring plant pops up on the lawn.   

I do not allow any kind of dangerous dog breeds, but of course, you never know with any dog. 

This understanding can be challenging to replicate when you're investing in areas outside your familiar territory.

I would be very careful with each particular building.On crime, I looked on Neighborhood Scout and the buildings are in the less dangerous areas of the "city".

We're hoping that we can find someone in the BP community that could come alongside us and give us some insight and support as we navigate this new territory.