Whatever he loans you as part of your joint real estate efforts should be a small portion of his retirement funds, not "a good chunk of it".

@Mike LandryAgreed - time and effort (and money) are precious and limited for many of us.  

There was zero voice of landlords in the media, despite the efforts of landlord groups.

Pass on this applicant and he will move on to a mom and pop landlord that will not bother to care if he qualifies.One of the many reasons landlords hold on to bad tenants is due to the effort required in finding good new tenants.

@Jen Faulkner - brilliant idea, and I'm no different with my contact list. 

If you would like to contribute to those supply efforts you can reach out to Nate as well.As we learn more about the current situation with Hurricane Harvey and housing availability, we will update everyone.

@Ivan Mares,We fund most of our renovations  through credit cards, and then quickly refinance them with an equity loan... my credit went from an 806, to I have seen it go as low as 574, (all b/c funding renovations)... the secret to doing it is make sure you have a few dummy credit cards you never touch, so that way your credit limit ratio is low.  

I've already found it incredibly resourceful so first off thank you to everyone that puts in their hard work and effort into sharing their knowledge and being helpful. 

If I were a single guy, that's probably what I would do.Whatever you decide, it's great that you're making the effort to really honor and respect your father's legacy and maximize the gift he left you...that's awesome!  

Do you think that it should be a team effort, or if one person in the relationship isn't as interested should you pressure them into doing it anyway?