I don't think it is any risk of collapsing.The driveway is about 80 ft long (garage is at back of property and driveway runs down side of house) and is one of those with grass down the middle with slabs either side. 

For those that don't know, group homes are single family homes that house "by the bed" and therefore come with many benefits, the primary being that they bring in anywhere from 1.5x - 2x the monthly rental income that a standard single family home would. 

Our cleaner had to spend 10 hours to clean the whole house!

Sending repeated texts, calling and leaving voice mails, sending emails, then going on social media for some keyboard justice is scarcity mentality.

An update, we are set to close on our first duplex house hack next week!

Still waiting on an estimate from this contractor and meeting with one more this evening. on one hand, if it is in the budget, would it be smarter to lay the nicer things, but then the unknown of a bad renter tearing the house up makes me nervous.

@Kenneth Tiedemann you can use personal account, just be sure to follow your state and local laws about security deposits.If you're parents are living in the home with the tenants, then they are also exempt from most Fair Housing requirements, but you should look into them anyways.You'll want a good lease to protect your parents and to be able to evict if/when necessary.Check their home insurance policy as it probably needs at least a rider to cover renting.

"Don't pay me, use that money as a downpayment on a nice house in a decent neighborhood!

he won't be qualified by a bank to build for you. move on find someone with more recent transactional experience building minimum 6 houses a year and 2 houses at a time. all he's doing is coming with no money and no experience that qualifies you

I would definetly consult with an attorney before and ask if you would be able to get these people out of your property in you needed.If may just be easier to steer clear and try to find a good applicant with a SSN#Or, if there is a company that employs a lot of people without a SSN# you could reach out to the company, ask if they need housing for there employees, and then rent to the company instead of the person.