@Nathan G.I've actually heard this story from new tenants coming onboard with us a couple of times.

You will need to have the lease contract invalidated, either through legal action, such as an eviction, or by voluntarily having him give up his lease through a mutual agreement.

My only concern for a parent co-signer is the "risk" of what is known as a "helicopter" mom.My story about meeting one (well, actually a "helicopter" family). 

It is supremely difficult to get any traction on a shoestring budget because all the success stories sound like "well we dropped $7k in this marketing campaign and $7k in that other marketing campaign and after spending about $750k total we made over two million last year." 

Love hearing beginner success stories.

most banks will give you purchase money. if you are planning on house hacking it different story.

Take advantage of networking while sharing your story with all of us.

I've heard horror stories of landlords having to make $5k+ in seemingly unnecessary upgrades/repairs to appease the city inspector.

Long story short I tried to talk him into an amicable lease termination at the end of this month.

While closed sales were down from their July 2020 high, the familiar story of sky-high demand, low inventory, and rising prices continues.