Not nearly as profitable as other investments I’ve leveraged like college rentals or anything like the kind of automatic appreciation that Boston metro has seen over the last few years, but a fun, different approach to the market, so long as you don’t fall too far down the arbitrage hole.

I appreciate any help.If you mean "Subject To" where you simply start making the payments it isn't a problem.

Simply respond that it's a personal matter and you're not getting involved.If she is no longer comfortable living with him, she needs to figure out how to get comfortable or buy her way out of the lease.

We haven't signed anything an I am still yet to do a walk through to determine if the deposit is enough money to cover everything.At this point I simply broke down for him this is where we are financially if you decide it's time to move on.

However, people do sometimes go overboard and spend too much money on deluxe kitchens elements that simply don’t belong in the house or in the neighborhood.

Here's what the Zestimate did:The Zestimate is a good place to start, but don't ever simply rely on it.

@Danny Puchalski  I don't know how common that is, but unless the repair is required because of something the tenant did (eg replace a closet door because they put a hole in it), as a landlord I pay for the repairs. 

He tore a hole in his shirt pocket getting his pen out to write the check for the deposits.

My question is, upon getting the property re-appraised after strategic renovations to increase the value of the home (Kitchen, Bathrooms, Flooring, etc) would I need to refinance to get the PMI removed or would it simply phase out as I should now have more than 20% equity in the property if everything goes according to plan.

I’m considering acting as the GC and simply sub contracting out all aspects of the job (not doing any of the work myself).