Assuming you have a 'normal' DTI and aren't the CEO of a Fortune 500: She will need to demonstrate that she alone, without your help, has been making the payments for 12 months, before you can realistically hope to get a mortgage.Assuming pre-covid mortgage guidelines.

If they are moving out, you do an inspection AFTER they have moved out documenting anything that is not normal wear and tear (take photos). 

Does anyone know if depreciation from cost segregation and bonus depreciation is treated the same way as normal depreciation or if it is taxed differently?

@Tchaka Owen - HELOC would normally be great advice but those were the first things being cut when the market started to tank.

8-9% total costs to the seller is relatively normal in many markets.

The time is basically back to normal now and the days of three months ago where you could write an offer and put in a long closing time will most likely get your offer rejected now.

When you buy in older areas, vintage is normal for the area and totally acceptable. 

We are hoping that the extreme social distancing will prove effective to slow the spread of this illness and that we’ll all soon be back to normal.

Or should we wait for market to come back to normal (whenever that is) and then look to take the plunge (may or may not have this home in market).The only reason we are so interested in the neighborhood is that we can live with our friends and for our kids to have company of their age kids in the community and the same great schools. 

They also need to be paid a reasonable awge for the work they're doing- you can just pay them $50 an hour- when a normal employee would cost $15.