John, Can't and would not give out any legal advice as for the reasons above.

Maintenance, property management (even if you do this yourself, tenant damage, legal fees, evictions, vacancy (which you're also discounting.)

Are there any legal ways around this anyone have heard of?

Plan on getting to know legal aide attorneys.

Mike, those are the conflicts against my moral perspective to begin with; potential legality issues and my own financial situation.

YOur best advice on how to structure this is from your attorney, not from the opinions of others on an open forum, myself included.Good luck to you.By the way, grouping funds from a few individuals to create a larger purchasing power is a great startegy when used legally and properly, such as with an LLC and O agreement.

If you have a question about the interpretation or legality of a provision of this agreement, you may want to seek assistance from a Lawyer or other qualified person.Herbster

The broker agent can not legally tell you what the other offer price is.

the file is put in the legal--not loss mitigation--department where it takes longer to process and, the theory goes, is more prone to acquiesence by the lender.

I wonder if it's legal to charge a pet deposit for a service animal?