@Emilie Benn  you and your husband have the perfect skill set to flip homes in Portland.

@Stewart Thompson In order to @mention people type @then theirname , when the list comes up, scroll down the list and click on their name, it should (in a perfect world) put their highlighted name in your post.

Does that owner (or worse yet, not the owner) demonstrate honesty, integrity, truth in advertising, are they playing by the rules.....or, are they a bit shady, ignoring what doesn't serve their purpose, are they demonstrating respect for the law and community?

Perfectly fine, you don't have to agree to do extra footwork, you're doing it anyway. :)

Your particular stomach ache could be anything from gas to a heart attack and an apendectomy is not going to fix your stomach ache, even though it was the perfect solution for the stomach aches of hundred of thousands of stomach ache sufferers.Sit down with a competent CPA.  

Then, she moved into a new apartment complex which had a separate bedroom and bathroom (deadbolt lock on her bedroom door for when she was out) for each student in a 3 bedroom/3 bath unit, with a common living room plus kitchen ... this plan was perfect for all; they could be all together or separate whenever they wanted, plus they were not arguing to get into one bathroom for date night, etc. 

I was outside their uneven tolerance and it worked but it was not something where I was looking for perfection.

@Daniel Williams it's not a wholesale deal unless it's in perfect turnkey condition then MAYBE you could find someone to pay cash for a buy n hold.

We created our own basic, two page contract and that has worked perfectly.

Perfect.