That would be one way to get a temporary green card and after a few years you can apply for a permanent green card (will still need to be married then)Otherwise, you'll have to find a way to get a visa, which you'll have to apply for from your home country.

Why would they sign a year long lease for a rate that was supossed to be very temporary, forget why they would sign that lease at all given they had no client as we had never signed papers.

My two cents: never get emotionally attached to an investment.

I have a buddy here who likes investing from afar because he says it's less emotional. 

It came onto the market late last year, and I ran some numbers on it to see what my 'walk-away' number was, and I realized I was too emotionally tied to that place, at least for a first investment.

Mathematically you are usually better off consolidating under a single loan, but many people find it more emotionally satisfying to be able to clear out the debts one at a time.

The following weekend I closed the opening and thought "Cool, problem fixed"...Well one morning I noticed that something had made a mess in my kitchen and there was a banana clawed and eaten.The sink base cabinet was slightly open and upon further review there is missing dry wall underneath the back side of the sink that creates an entry way to my unit.I blocked this sink base cabinet so it won't open but I know this is still a temporary fix...what should I do?

However, giving them the benefit of the doubt, giving highest and best in a multiple offer scenario isn't a bad way to go:If they ask your client's for highest and best, and your client's give them the most they're willing to pay for that property , (of course keeping emotions out), then no games can be played.

Get your family on solid ground financially and emotionally by being on the same page with your finances then rock out your investing.

If you specifically want to buy grandma's place so you can get a better deal or better terms, then you're just pouring gas on all the emotions at play and pretty much guaranteeing a family squabble.