Skepticism is natural, especially in real estate matters.

A co-signer gives you more security, they aren't going to watch a judgement on their credit... but given the nature of the real tenants credit, the chances of having to chase rent payments, potentially do an eviction, and file a judgement are higher.

As we see now the tide is turning in spite of federal economic policy to make America a "fair playing field" which is contrary to anything capitalistic in nature.

This value level is present throughout the Midwest including Detroit, Cleveland and Columbus although it is spotty in nature.

I found a reputable contractor who sublet the job and took an 85 year old floor with gum etc and made it into a beautiful natural wood floor with sanding etc and coats of poly.

2) Have a maintenance budget3) for your case, allocate a standard % of the maintenance budget for the handyman but through the manager on a monthly basis (like a retainer).In this way, both parties can be flexible and disputes over repair costs are minimized by an stable monthly expenditure (on your part) and stable income (for the repairman's part)His particular skills naturally must be taken into account considering your needs,Hope this helped, I'm going through the same thing more or less - prob less :)

Hi George,Basements by nature will generally always be more humid than above groud living spaces.

I tried to collect rents and had to evict my second tenant and the judge gave me a tounge lashing and threw out my claim except for rents.

“straddle play” option.One of the quiet creative options ... that you can leveraging when it comes to controlling the deal....Read some of Rick’s articles... at first it may naturally appear that Rick speaks in riddles... but as you gradually begin to read more and more of his posts about “probate”... the more and more you will become to get amused by his comments and gradually begin gathering incredible wealth of knowledge for how to deal with all sorts of probate related circumstances.Sometimes if scenario doesn’t allow for wholesaling perhaps some other type of exit strategy can suffice instead...Or perhaps connecting the dots in this circumstance under this specific set of conditions may perhaps not be feasible...

It is my nature to be wary of couples who cannot support the rent payment individualy if they are not married.