I have shared information with others in the past, trusting their verbal conversation, and ended up with nothing.

here is the situation. i left a really good paying job to take care of my 81 year old parents because my dad is chronically ill and my mom is almost there. i wont go into too much detail, but my sis doesnt help them. ill leave it at that. we have a person who comes twice a week to help with cleaning and other household tasks. i carry the bulk of the weight cooking their meals, running errands, grocery shopping, picking up meds, and taking them to dr appointments. its a full time job. i get a small salary of $1000 a month from a care giver sub contractor for the VA. ive been paying my bills with what savings ive had, but only have a few months of funds left. i own a duplex. i have over 200k in equity. i live in texas and texas has weird laws about refi and heloc/heloans when the property is 4 units or less and owner occupied. i would rather not sell, but if thats my only option i will have to at some point.does anyone have any advice or possibly be able to point me to lenders who might be able to work with my situation?

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Quote from @Jonathan Greene: You can not do it if you don't know the numbers yourself.

Has anyone else done this?

Quote from @Caleb Brown: Quote from @Haley Elisabeth: Quote from @Caleb Brown: Is the business able to be sellable?

Quote from @Mei Zhu: Transunion Smart Move has an online application and screening that I recommend.Whichever you decide, make sure they provide a full credit report, not just a score.

Are you hiring a PM or do you plan to learn how to manage your rentals yourself?

But to be honest, this is happening across the US.

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