There have been numerous people on BP talking about how they paid application fees but they could never get their loans closed on any deal brought to the company.

Make sure to know the ages of the mechanicals and how much life they have left in them.

As far as I can tell, from calls to Campus Life to asking the local REIA, there's no Off-Campus Housing info site at this college, no active roommate or rental housing listing on Facebook or Instagram.Has anybody ever started a Facebook group specifically for local student rental listings?

The best learning experience of my life to that point.

For day to day maintenance, you can figure around 5% but CAP Ex depends on the condition and remaining life of your big ticket items like HVAC and roof.

Attending council meetings to prolong the life of the contract was key.

Time to take a serious look at adjusting your personal life style.

Sound like to need to see professional advice in this area.To your question:  If she is going to stay in the home that needs repairs then you might look into a Reverse Mortgage that will let you pull out enough money to rehab the home and then she can live in it payment free for the rest of her life. 

There will always be fear inducing headlines and a general reaction, but people will get used to it and life will go on. 

Meanwhile going to the real estate clubs and meeting real life investors - I cannot overstate how valuable those connections are.