To get approved for more money which having her on will most likely do that as long as she doesn’t have a lot of debt that comes along with her.

@Coua Lee I have extremely low vacancies (none at the moment) because demand is high right now and as long as you’re asking a reasonable rent, you should be able to fill units very quickly.

Structure and sump pump projects shouldn’t hold you back from listing, screening, and leasing as long as it’s finished before move in. 

.- put the deal in a BP calculatorAs long as it’s decent, buy it!

As long as they were getting payment from this relative things were fine.

So long as the rent is equal to or up to 15% higher than the proposed PITI mortgage payment, then you are good to go.

I have pretty good tenants who know to bring up things that go wrong but I think this is a process I will do every year for each unit I have as long as I invest.Do you all do this, and what's your process and checklist look like?

It will require him to get the other 2 units rented, but with the leases, so long as they are equal to or up to 15% more than the PITI mortgage payment, that will work.

@Daniel FelixMy advice to to speak with a licensed HVAC tech and have them come out and check current temperatures in each room with existing unit, as long as it is still operational.

So the purchase can be above those amounts and as long as you put enough down payment to meet the maximum loan amount, you should be fine.