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Without recent sales or feedback, it is not likely that your wife would be selected over the other two.

If you have not already done so, begin with the Ultimate Beginners Guide under the "Education" tab above and then select the "Guides" flyout.

Take care!

@Casey Shultz careful with this kind of general comparison of rents within a zipcode as the finish doesn't justify the rent.

Take care. 

Do your due diligence carefully before u select a partner.

The market at least for now is not exactly in the favor of the landlords esp in select neighborhoods.

The widow is in poor health, and the son is focused on taking care of his mother. no current income/expense data.

She stated that she screwed up, and is terribly sorry, and not sure how this happened or how it was not caught by anyone....but that the loan product (Freddie Mac home possible) that they are using...went through everyone, passed underwriting, and then was selected for quality control and was noted that one of the home possible policies stipulates that: Ownership of other residential property The Borrower must not have an ownership interest in any other residential property as of the Note Date, or the Effective Date of Permanent Financing for Construction Conversion and Renovation Mortgages, except as stated below.