They have another landlord reference but it’s the girlfriends mother that’s listed.

I forgot to mention in my post, I used to save $800/mo for my house and lived with my mother.

It sounds like a primary residence that happens to have a mother-in-law apartment in the basement that can be rented out for, frankly, a little pin money.Don't really even need to get into the "don't invest with relatives you want to see in the future" part of the discussion.Jon

These people may not live up to my standards but deserve to be able to raise a family in a relatively safe environment.As an example, I bought a house with sec 8, 3 rambunctious boys and an unemployed mother.

I am Ivy League educated, a member of MENSA, financially secure, and a mother of 3.

In the past, I had a mother of a tenant call me when I was going to withold deposit and tell me to go "show me the odor".

I am looking to purchase a property and allow my mother to rent it from me, yet it will also be a second home for when I visit (which is fairly frequently).

So someone making $10/hr. can be charged $500/month when the mother has a $100K/yr. job. 

Mother/Daughter Setup: If the 2 areas are connected it might take a little construction to separate them.

It's a mother/daughter, did some work to it and rented out the upstairs (we live downstairs. owner occupied).