You work a lot so i would recommend hiring out everything if you want to have any sort of a life. 

I feel like I have something to give, but dont know what I am doing and how to sort out the fakes, beside the idea of using a free email account.

Our realtor looked in to it for us and you are correct, the investor ran out of money - sort of. 

I remember getting this sort of thing when I would rent an apartment.

Simply being at college shows they had some sort of guidance along the way to push them to further their education and end up with a job good job someday. 

I'm thinking that these will hold value well as far as the eye can see:Vacation houses, the sort coveted by trophy-hunting buyers, which are on the waterfront or similar "prime" locations in the warmer climates.Starter homes in demand by Millennials, will be in demand for some time to come. 

I would like to keep the house as free and clear with some sort of HELOC so that I can sell it if I wish to as opposed to having it as part of a portfolio again.

The 5 unit to 60 unit complexes are sort of no mans land... crappy terms but not large enough to get the economies of scale investors want.

Has anyone had experience with this sort of arrangement?

@rachel leonard - shared housing at our level has been around for a bit but mostly out of necessity in very expensive housing markets like NYC, LA and the sort where even couch crashing can be expensive.