Marco Rubio, David Rivera put Tallahassee house on sale

The financial relationship that continues to tie potential Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio to his old, embattled friend, former U.S. Rep. David Rivera -- a house they own together in Tallahassee -- could soon come to an end.

The two men have placed the three-bedroom, two-bathroom house on sale for $125,000, as first reported by Politico.

They have attempted to sell the house before, to no avail. Their renter recently moved out, so they're trying again, now that neither former state lawmaker works in Tallahassee. (Rivera, however, has said he intends to run for the Florida House of Representatives again next year.)

No longer sharing a deed with Rivera could also help Rubio as he prepares to possibly run for president. The home, purchased in 2005 during the housing bubble, created a headache for Rubio five years ago, when a bank began foreclosure proceedings against him and Rivera after they failed to pay the mortgage for several months. The case was quickly settled, but it prompted Rubio to take a closer interest in the home payments, which had been mostly Rivera's responsibility.

Rivera has since been plagued by investigations into his personal and campaign finances.