"risk losing her voucher, they're very hard to get, at least around here"You may be right but I will be willing to bet she will be back on welfare before you find a new tennat.

I am bias but going to an engineer (3rd party) who doesn't benefit on if you do the repairs or not is your best bet to give you options on how to move forward.

Your best bet is to start having conversations with local/regional/community banks in your area. 

If it does not give me that, I don't buy.Good luck with your journey.

Good Afternoon BP Community, I am writing to you from the beautiful city of Durham, NC.I have been job searching for the past 2 months for museum positions and when I was confiding in my uncle he proclaimed "its a sign now is the time for you start your real estate journey".

If there's an owner occupant requirement with Home Possible, I'd be willing to bet it has a similar condition of 12 months.

I’m also looking forward to sharing knowledge that i will acquire as I go through my journey as a REI.

Good luck in your journey. 

My journey into real estate has just begun. 

What's the bet that you're paying a much higher interest rate on that car loan (for what is essentially a consumable item) than if you'd bought it with proceeds from a HELOC on a property that you (could have) wisely bought first?