I am from Peru (Yes, this means I was born in Peru and not that I was born here and that my parents are from Peru,, :) ) and came to the states 5 years ago.

Canada with my first child on the way and ready to learn all that I can about real estate investing!!

I grew up with parents that used to be realtors and have always had a passion for real estate, but never decided to dive in until now. 

I also got burned once with an outstanding child support payment that I didn't catch before I bought the property.

Or even two siblings and a friend or a parent/adult child and a friend.Unrelated people have no bond to tie them, making the relationship easy to dissolve.

Three of the tenants are around market rents however one unit, is paying about $300 - $400 below market a month (market rent being approximately $1,550).The tenants in the below market rented unit have been there for over 5 years and have a senior citizen (I believe) and young child living in the unit.I am considering offering them cash to vacate their unit in order for me to rent it out at market rents, after probably making about $2,000 - $3,000 worth of improvements to the unit.I am wondering what do you deem is the right offer in terms of the amount I should offer them considering how much they're paying now and the general apartment rental market in Los Angeles.

I now live out in CA with my family and travel back to CO to see my parents.

I am self-employed making approx 35k a year and I have a great lender, I currently house hack a duplex, with 35k a year income and 400 a month in child support income, I can have up to $1426.16 a month in debt and be within the 43% DTI limit, the duplex I live in, the mortgage is in my husbands name with his income, and he can only have 1 mortgage with his income.

As a child as young as ten I would assist my grand father in building and maintaining the properties.

http://news.yahoo.com/yes-this-listing-is-the-filthiest-home-in-204556620.htmlFrom what I've seen here on BP  this house is child's play!!