The steps are solid and current tenant has lived here for 25 years and wants to stay and has no complaints but to me these steps look like a huge liability.

It might be 1 or 2 people staying in a 2 bedroom house. 

Are you looking to stay just outside the city like Darby?

I've tried Lending Club, and yes, TreasuryDirect, these returns are way better, just hoping it stays that way, with no or few defaults (so far so good). 

They actually stayed the same. 

Yes, get prequalified, but shop and stay in touch with your bankers.

what happens in your IRA stays in your IRA".However, you can loan the money from it to someone else, keep the loan money inside the IRA, and have someone else do the same to you. 

I  am not recommending cheap materials and cheap workmanship - after all, when flipping, we are not just renovating a house, we are creating someone's home.I agree with Aniekan Udoh, stay in line with the comps.  

Def need to stay with the numbers.  

So i would like to use the mother-in-law unit [part of the house] for my stay and rent 1700 square feet to a middle age or senior couple.