What kind of help are you looking for ?

She needs to beef up her screening to weed out these kind of people.

I couldn't find any great comps with same bed bath counts really close by that supported a higher value.

This is one of those questions where a closely reasoned, convincing argument could be made in support of almost any outcome...My own 2 cents for the short term is its likely one more constraint on the Fed to keep their tightening on its current pace rather than accelerate.

Is this some kind of government regulation, or are there other lenders who will still finance a HEL or HELOC? 

Also, if you haven't met with the broker it can help to have some kind of written track record of investments (either online or in a file). 

Is there some kind of bulk deal that you're negotiating?

Months ago, he asked me to find out what kind of rate I could get with my bank on a 30-year fixed mortgage, which was about 5.5%.

What if we offered them 15-20k in cash up front as kind of a down payment on the house and then took over their mortgage payments.

I have a no pets policy but I'm sure the day is coming when a tenant will appear with a emotional support pony or some such....We are in NH and I seem to remember that, if a rental is a primary residence, the owner has some additional flexibility in the law.Thanks for your insight.Signed - Landlord newbie