I am new to rental ownership and I am looking for like minded people around here at Rochester MN to learn more about details of this business 

Maybe help her contact some elder/senior care organizations.She needs to understand that you are losing money by having her stay there.....and you need to figure out if you want to run a business...or a charity...?

The idea is to create cashlow and wealth through equity and appreciation so the plan we can build few units , sell them and split profit 50/50, while I am the boots on the ground overseeing the process of building from start to finish, meanwhile the partner brings 100% of funding. 

What are the benefits of 1 vs the other and when growing your business, which one is better? 

I would prefer it to be my handyman but if my tenants have someone reputable, all I ask is for them to send me their business card.

this is my Aviation partners business up in Oregon city  relevantbuildings.com/check it out his are all approved in Oregon .. but these are not cheap park model MH from MH manufacturers.. he has units on display his yard is between Canby and OC on hwy 99  on the river side of the road.. 

You deduct it when you first started using it in your rental business, whichever year it happens to be. 

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On the eve of closing (last night), the escrow assistant informed us that we need to bring additional funds to closing due to two affidavits that need to be recorded in the loan package, for which the recording fees were not collected earlier.

It might bring me some ideas!